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Rheumatoid arthritis in moms aggravates mental disorders in kids
Children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at higher risk of major mental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a recent Taiwan study has found. No such effect exists for paternal RA.
SGLT2i better than DDP4i at preventing heart failure hospitalization, death in T2DM
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) reduce hospitalization for heart failure (hHF) and all-cause death in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients without a history of cardiovascular disease, reports a new study.
Methenamine hippurate prevents recurrent UTI in women
Nonantibiotic treatment with methenamine hippurate shows high levels of efficacy in women with a history of recurrent episodes of urinary tract infection (UTI), which is comparable to the current guideline-recommended prophylaxes (ie, long-course, low-dose antibiotics), according to a study.
BP-lowering drugs reduce death in older hypertensive COVID-19 patients
Antecedent use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) among older COVID-19 patients with hypertension results in fewer all-cause deaths, whether in-hospital or shortly after discharge, compared with no antecedent use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASIs), a study has shown.
