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Can ECS predict CVD risk in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis?

14 Jun 2023 by

The presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients puts them at a significantly higher echocardiographic calcium score (ECS) than those without CVD, indicating much greater vascular calcification burden in the former, according to a Singapore study.

14 Jun 2023

Poor sleep quality burdens patients with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome

14 Jun 2023

Patients with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (JFS) often complain of sleep problems, which have a significant impact on clinical domains of the disease, including depression and pain, reports a study.

14 Jun 2023

Eating disorders in kids: A global health emergency

14 Jun 2023 by

An elevated proportion of children and adolescents around the world, particularly girls or those with high BMI, experience disordered eating as shown in a meta-analysis of 32 studies from 16 countries.

14 Jun 2023

Methotrexate poses no risk for men seeking parenthood

13 Jun 2023 by

Treatment with methotrexate (MTX) does not appear to be associated with testicular toxicity, according to the results of the iFAME-MTX study, dispelling concerns about the effect of the drugs among men wishing to become a parent and their clinicians.

13 Jun 2023

Depression, anxiety symptoms saddle adolescents with JIA

13 Jun 2023

Adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) remain vulnerable to symptoms of depression and anxiety, particularly panic, according to a study, noting the ongoing need for mental health screening protocols and services in this population.

13 Jun 2023

Loperamide, mitragynine linked to ventricular arrhythmias

13 Jun 2023

Use of nonprescription drugs loperamide and mitragynine appears to contribute to the risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia, reports a study in North America.

13 Jun 2023

BNT162b2 booster protects against COVID-19 infection, hospitalization in adolescents

13 Jun 2023 by

In a national cohort study in Singapore, a booster dose of BNT162b2 maintained individual protection against severe COVID-19 disease among adolescents aged 12–17 years.

13 Jun 2023

COVID-19 boosters do not increase miscarriage risk

13 Jun 2023 by

A case-control surveillance study has found no link between monovalent COVID-19 boosters and miscarriage before 20 weeks of pregnancy.

13 Jun 2023

2nd-generation antiandrogens linked to increased risk of cognitive toxic effects, fatigue, falls

13 Jun 2023 by

Second-generation antiandrogens (AAs) are associated with an increased risk of cognitive and functional toxic effects, including fatigue and falls, when used as monotherapy or in combination with androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), results of a systematic review and meta-analysis have shown.

13 Jun 2023

AI brain MRI analysis tool aids Alzheimer’s disease prognostication

13 Jun 2023 by

A brain MRI–based artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) outperforms MRI markers such as hippocampal volume (HV) in predicting syndromal conversion of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia, according to new data presented at Advances in Medicine (AIM) 2023.

13 Jun 2023

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Can ECS predict CVD risk in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis?

Poor sleep quality burdens patients with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome

Eating disorders in kids: A global health emergency

Methotrexate poses no risk for men seeking parenthood

Depression, anxiety symptoms saddle adolescents with JIA

Loperamide, mitragynine linked to ventricular arrhythmias

BNT162b2 booster protects against COVID-19 infection, hospitalization in adolescents

COVID-19 boosters do not increase miscarriage risk

2nd-generation antiandrogens linked to increased risk of cognitive toxic effects, fatigue, falls

AI brain MRI analysis tool aids Alzheimer’s disease prognostication