Maternal weight tied to early-onset neonatal bacterial sepsis
(HealthDay)—Risk for early-onset neonatal bacterial sepsis (EOS) increases with maternal overweight and obesity, particularly in term infants, according to a
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Low health literacy tied to worse heart failure outcomes
(HealthDay)—Poor health literacy is associated with worse heart failure outcomes, according to a review published in the June issue of
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Obesity in young adulthood tied to later venous thromboembolism
(HealthDay)—Men who are obese or severely obese in young adulthood have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) later in
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Church tied to Oregon’s largest coronavirus outbreak
A church in rural northeastern Oregon is now the epicenter of the state’s largest coronavirus outbreak, as 236 people tested
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Multiple sclerosis tied to higher risk for CVD, cerebrovascular disease
(HealthDay)—Multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease that is not completely accounted for
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‘A pretty scary thing’: Kid illness tied to virus worries NY
Amber Dean had recovered from a mild bout of the coronavirus and her family of five had just ended their
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Preoperative metformin tied to better surgical outcomes
(HealthDay)—Preoperative metformin prescriptions may be associated with decreased postoperative mortality and readmission among patients with diabetes undergoing a major surgical
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Early treatment tied to less disability with pediatric-onset MS
(HealthDay)—Timing of treatment start is an important predictor of disability accumulation in patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS), according to
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Massachusetts health reform tied to decrease in advanced cancer
(HealthDay)—Following state health reform, there was a decline in advanced-stage colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses in Massachusetts, according to a study
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