OBGYN&WOMEN'S HEALTH

Each daily consumption of 12 g alcohol increases risk for cirrhosis by 6.2 percent, hepatocellular carcinoma by 11.5 percent

Leukocyte count linked to severity of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but not of PASC occurrence or related cognitive outcomes

Excessive versus adequate gain in first and second trimesters linked to larger abdominal circumference, abdominal area

Reproductive health may be the pathway linking traffic-related air pollution to depression

No significant associations seen for SLE or AS with prostate cancer or in reverse MR analyses

Opioid use, substance use, and anxiety similar for those receiving buphrenorphine and participating in mindfulness-based versus recovery support groups

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Exercise and nutrition are individual components of prehabilitation most likely to improve all critical outcomes

Initial fasting plasma glucose levels outside of 80 to 94 mg/dL linked to increased risk for diabetes

Public-loud and public-noisy BPs show minimal, non-clinically important differences from private quiet BPs

Risk for motor vehicle accidents lower compared with undergoing CPAP therapy or no treatment

Rates of both MCI and composite of MCI or probable dementia lower with intensive treatment in extended follow-up study

Improved overall and lung cancer-specific survival seen for lobectomy, segmentectomy versus wedge resection

Increased mortality, readmission, reintervention seen with endobronchial valve placement versus surgical lung volume reduction