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Childhood asthma, T1D, IBD: Do they have shared mechanisms?
Children diagnosed with asthma between ages 5 and 7 years may have an increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD; Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), a Danish nationwide registry study suggests.
Childhood asthma, T1D, IBD: Do they have shared mechanisms?
15 Feb 2023Aspirin as good as heparin for thromboprophylaxis in patients with fractures
Thromboprophylaxis with aspirin in patients with extremity fractures appears to prevent death and lower the incidences of deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism without any significant differences as compared with thromboprophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin, according to a study.
Aspirin as good as heparin for thromboprophylaxis in patients with fractures
14 Feb 2023Risk model-based lung cancer screening more economical than USPSTF recommendation
Lung cancer screening based on a risk model is more cost-effective than the 2021 recommendation by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), meriting further consideration for the former, reports a recent study.