Several questions remain regarding the effect of COVID-19 infection and hypercoagulation in the management of patients taking oral contraceptives, estrogen therapy, and patients who are pregnant.
Influenza vaccination may improve outcomes in patients with diabetes.
Patients with sleep-disordered breathing were more likely to have impairments in free fatty acid metabolism than those without sleep-disordered breathing.
For COVID-19 patients without a previous diagnosis of diabetes, fasting blood glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L is an independent predictor of 28-day mortality.
The FDA has granted Fast Track designation to dapagliflozin (Farxiga; AstraZeneca) to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure or cardiovascular (CV) death in adults following an acute myocardial infarction.
In patients with cystic fibrosis, prolonged exposure to heat can lead to chloride-deficient metabolic alkalosis as a result of a loss of electrolytes through sweat.
Researchers aimed to determine whether iron metabolism and serum hepcidin levels were linked to osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Bempedoic acid was found to be safe and effective at lowering LDL-C in patients with hypercholesterolemia.
Researchers evaluated the effect of denosumab on bone mineral density loss in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
In 2018, 27.5 percent of older adults reported falling at least once in the previous year, with 10.2 percent reporting an injury from a fall.
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