Today’s Health News
ASH: GLP-1 RA Use Tied to Lower Rate of Venous Thromboembolism in Diabetes
Significant reduction seen in VTE rates, with similar reductions for patients with and without obesity
AHA: More Moderate-to-Vigorous Exercise Tied to Lower Risk for A-Fib
Findings based on wearable-collected, real-world data, independent of clinical and genetic risk factors
Adverse Events Occur in More Than One-Third of Patients Admitted for Surgery
Most common adverse events related to surgical procedures, adverse drug events, health care-associated infections
Incidence of Dyslipidemia Elevated During COVID-19 Pandemic
Increased risk for developing any dyslipidemia seen during 2020 to 2022
Fasting at Night May Aid Glucose Metabolism in Night-Shift Workers
Fasting shows benefits compared with eating meals or snacks at night
Today’s Health News
ASH: Complications Common With Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation in Sickle Cell Anemia
In recent study, 25 of 55 controlled ovarian hyperstimulation cycles had complications
Continuous Psychological Distress in Pregnancy Increases Offspring Risk for Epilepsy
Findings show up to 70 percent increased risk for offspring at ages 1, 2, and 3 years
Neoantigen DNA Vaccines Safe, Induce Response in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Fourteen of 18 patients had neoantigen-specific T-cell responses; recurrence-free survival was 87.5 percent at 36 months
Delaying Noncardiac Surgery for Several Months After Heart Attack Found to Be Safer
Findings seen for individuals undergoing revascularization after non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Recent Decade Saw Drop in Marijuana Use in U.S. Adolescents
Significant declines seen across genders, races/ethnicities
Deep Learning Predicts Risk for Childhood Obesity Over Three Years
Model shows good performance using only electronic health record data
Overtreatment of Prostate Cancer Increasing in Men With Short Life Expectancy
From 2000 to 2019, definitive treatment for those with intermediate- or high-risk disease and limited life expectancy increased
Ultrasonic Propulsion of Residual Kidney Stone Fragments Cuts Relapse
Mean time to relapse also longer for those undergoing ultrasonic propulsion
Dementia Death Rates in U.S. Older Adults Fluctuated From 2018 to 2022
Dementia death rates stable between 2018 and 2019, then increased in 2020, and declined in 2022, with the rate higher than 2018, 2019
Greater Fine Particulate Matter Linked to Increased Odds of Eczema
In multivariable analyses after adjustment for demographics and smoking status, odds ratio was 2.21 for eczema in areas with higher PM2.5