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Childhood URTI, antibiotic exposure up susceptibility to atopic, allergic diseases in young adulthood
Individuals who had been exposed to upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and antibiotics as a child are at heightened risks of atopic dermatitis and allergic skin diseases in their young adulthood, as reported in a study.
Childhood URTI, antibiotic exposure up susceptibility to atopic, allergic diseases in young adulthood
02 Oct 2021Existing risk scores not enough to predict AF outcomes after pulmonary vein isolation
Currently available risk scores are unreliable for predicting recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) after initial radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation, a new study has found.
Existing risk scores not enough to predict AF outcomes after pulmonary vein isolation
02 Oct 2021COVID-19 vacc side effects: Fewer than expected?
A community-based study from the UK showed that the rate of systemic side effects is relatively low following vaccination with the BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID-19 vacc side effects: Fewer than expected?
01 Oct 2021Major infections after PCI, CABG do not affect very long-term survival
While major infections worsen 5-year survival after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) for coronary artery disease, no detrimental effects on mortality are observed thereafter, suggesting that its impact subsides after 5 years, a recent study has found.