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Study: Cardiovascular risk, complications among COVID-19 patients changed as pandemic progressed

Medical Xpress

The rate of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular complications increased among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 between March 2020 and December 2021, according to a new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.

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Timing of Loop Ileostomy Closure Not Linked to Pouch Inflammation Risk

Physician's Weekly

The study included 290 patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent ileal pouch-anal anastomosis between 2010 and 2020. The late closure group was further grouped by indication for delay: nonmedical reasons or postoperative complications.

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Whatever happened to the baby shot 3 times in the Kabul maternity hospital bombing?

NPR Health - Shots

The child incurred severe injuries in her right leg in the 2020 attack, which killed 24, including her mother. Complications mean a need for more surgeries. But it seemed impossible in Afghanistan. Image credit: Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)

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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

13 Here is some evidence: From 2004-2020, 8,718 GLP-1 analogs-associated tumors were reported to the FDA. 14 While the overall cancer risk was not increased, thyroid and pancreatic cancers were reported 7 and 10 times more often than with other drugs.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

in 2020, with higher percentages of patients with more favorable pathology or lower PSA levels choosing one of these strategies. times more likely to develop urinary or sexual complications, 2.78 Also, limited life expectancy increases the likelihood of complications from most procedures, including radiation therapy.

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Rare Diseases: Pathways to accelerating diagnoses 

Myriad Genetics

Which one of those 17 doctors ultimately was able to pull together the pieces of Alex’s health picture and suggest a diagnosis? None of them. It was the AI program ChatGPT. This early knowledge can save time, and in some cases, it also can save lives. References National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). link] Accessed February 2023.

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Increasing Rates of Pre-Pregnancy T2D Tied to Higher Fetal, Neonatal Risk

Physician's Weekly

Early-onset type 2 diabetes is rising in women of childbearing age, increasing the risk for fetal and maternal complications versus other forms of diabetes. The National Pregnancy in Diabetes Audit 2020 identified glucose control as being the main modifiable risk factor for pregnancy outcomes in T2D.

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