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SARS-CoV-2 infection poses heightened risk of diabetes SARS-CoV-2 infection poses heightened risk of diabetes

SARS-CoV-2 infection poses heightened risk of diabetes

26 Apr 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection puts individuals at increased risk of developing diabetes, contributing to between 3 percent and 5 percent excess burden of diabetes at a population level, as reported in a study.

26 Apr 2023
Pregnancy a risk factor for COVID-19 among unvaccinated women

Pregnancy a risk factor for COVID-19 among unvaccinated women

24 Apr 2023

Pregnant women who remain unvaccinated from COVID-19 are at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 when compared with unvaccinated nonpregnant women, as reported in a study for the Philippines.

24 Apr 2023
Severe COVID patients 16 times more likely to experience V-tach

Severe COVID patients 16 times more likely to experience V-tach

24 Apr 2023 byElvira Manzano

Patients with severe COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation are 16 times more likely to develop ventricular tachycardia (V-tach) within 6 months following discharge compared with matched controls without severe infection in a Swedish case-control study presented at EHRA 2023.

24 Apr 2023
Vonoprazan-amoxicillin combo on par with B-quadruple therapy for H. pylori infection

Vonoprazan-amoxicillin combo on par with B-quadruple therapy for H. pylori infection

23 Apr 2023

Ten-day treatment with vonoprazan 20 mg twice/day plus amoxicillin 750 mg four times/day (VHA-dual) as a first-line therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection results in satisfactory eradication rate of >90 percent, fewer adverse events (AEs), and similar adherence when compared with bismuth quadruple therapy (B-quadruple), results of a study have shown.

23 Apr 2023