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Obesity portends worse outcomes in COVID-19, even for young adults

18 Dec 2020 by

Obesity, particularly the severe class, was associated with an increased risk of mechanical ventilation and death in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 — a risk that is even more profound among the younger age group, reveals data from the AHA COVID-19 CVD registry*.

Obesity portends worse outcomes in COVID-19, even for young adults

18 Dec 2020

Can gargling with mouthwash stop coronavirus from its tracks?

18 Dec 2020 by

Rinsing with mouthwash that contains povidone-iodine (PI) or cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) helps reduce SARS-CoV-2 levels in the saliva of COVID-19 patients, with the effect persisting for up to 6 hours, as shown in a study from Singapore.

Can gargling with mouthwash stop coronavirus from its tracks?

18 Dec 2020

Substantial prevalence of burnout seen in rheumatologists

18 Dec 2020

Burnout is considerably prevalent among rheumatology practitioners, with a little more than half of the respondents and physicians meeting the criteria in at least one domain defined by the Maslach Burnout Index (MBI), a study has found.

Substantial prevalence of burnout seen in rheumatologists

18 Dec 2020

Intravesical BCG therapy safe to use in older patients with bladder cancer

18 Dec 2020 by

Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy has a favourable safety profile and a low incidence of complications among bladder cancer patients, as well as those with multiple comorbidities, a Singapore study has shown. In addition, the number of instillations does not affect the risk of clinically significant complications.

Intravesical BCG therapy safe to use in older patients with bladder cancer

18 Dec 2020

Fruit, vegetable intake prevents frailty in older women

18 Dec 2020

Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of frailty in women aged ≥60 years, reveals a study.

Fruit, vegetable intake prevents frailty in older women

18 Dec 2020

Omecamtiv mecarbil: New player in HF treatment?

18 Dec 2020 by

Omecamtiv mecarbil (OM), an investigational selective cardiac myosin activator, may reduce the risk of heart failure (HF)-related events or cardiovascular (CV) deaths in patients with chronic HFrEF*, according to the late-breaking GALACTIC-HF** trial presented at AHA 2020.

Omecamtiv mecarbil: New player in HF treatment?

18 Dec 2020

Sponsored posts on e-cigarettes perform worse on social media

Folate, vitamin B12 implicated in gestational diabetes

18 Dec 2020

Women with elevated red blood cell folate and vitamin B12 concentrations in early pregnancy are at risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus, a study has found.

Folate, vitamin B12 implicated in gestational diabetes

18 Dec 2020

High fish, omega-3 consumption may ward off postpartum depression

18 Dec 2020

Women consuming high amounts of fish and/or n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are at lower risk of developing postpartum depression and serious mental illness, a study has found.

High fish, omega-3 consumption may ward off postpartum depression

18 Dec 2020

Telemedicine strategy effective for asthma control in children

17 Dec 2020 by

Switching to a telemedicine-only strategy from face-to-face visits does not affect asthma control in children. Moreover, the strategy may actually increase show rates, according to a study presented at the recent ACAAI 2020 meeting.

Telemedicine strategy effective for asthma control in children

17 Dec 2020

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Obesity portends worse outcomes in COVID-19, even for young adults

Obesity portends worse outcomes in COVID-19, even for young adults

Can gargling with mouthwash stop coronavirus from its tracks?

Can gargling with mouthwash stop coronavirus from its tracks?

Substantial prevalence of burnout seen in rheumatologists

Substantial prevalence of burnout seen in rheumatologists

Intravesical BCG therapy safe to use in older patients with bladder cancer

Intravesical BCG therapy safe to use in older patients with bladder cancer

Fruit, vegetable intake prevents frailty in older women

Fruit, vegetable intake prevents frailty in older women

Omecamtiv mecarbil: New player in HF treatment?

Omecamtiv mecarbil: New player in HF treatment?

Sponsored posts on e-cigarettes perform worse on social media

Sponsored posts on e-cigarettes perform worse on social media

Folate, vitamin B12 implicated in gestational diabetes

Folate, vitamin B12 implicated in gestational diabetes

High fish, omega-3 consumption may ward off postpartum depression

High fish, omega-3 consumption may ward off postpartum depression

Telemedicine strategy effective for asthma control in children

Telemedicine strategy effective for asthma control in children