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OGTT-based model predicts GDM in pregnant women
OGTT-based model predicts GDM in pregnant women
18 Aug 2023

The current diagnostic criteria being used to predict gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is not fully reliable, but adding oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to the model may improve early prediction of GDM, according to a study.

OGTT-based model predicts GDM in pregnant women
18 Aug 2023
Metabolic syndrome carries increased risk of lung cancer
Metabolic syndrome carries increased risk of lung cancer
15 Aug 2023

Individuals with metabolic syndrome (MetS) have a heightened risk of incident lung cancer, with the risk increase especially pronounced in those with a higher number of metabolic abnormalities and in women, according to a study.

Metabolic syndrome carries increased risk of lung cancer
15 Aug 2023
Early gestational diabetes treatment modest at best in preventing adverse neonatal outcomes
Early gestational diabetes treatment modest at best in preventing adverse neonatal outcomes
09 Aug 2023

Treatment of gestational diabetes before 20 weeks’ gestation appears to lead to a modestly lower incidence of a composite of adverse neonatal outcomes as compared with no-immediate treatment, with no substantial differences noted for pregnancy-related hypertension or neonatal lean body mass, as reported in a study.

Early gestational diabetes treatment modest at best in preventing adverse neonatal outcomes
09 Aug 2023