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OGTT-based model predicts GDM in pregnant women
The current diagnostic criteria being used to predict gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is not fully reliable, but adding oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to the model may improve early prediction of GDM, according to a study.

Hearing-impaired adults may ACHIEVE cognitive benefit from hearing aids
Findings from the ACHIEVE* study suggest that older adults who are at increased risk for cognitive decline and dementia and who have hearing loss may benefit the most from hearing intervention within 3 years.

Social protection must include essential workers during pandemic: study
Essential workers, particularly at a Singapore hospital, have endured such a heavy burden during the COVID-19 pandemic, exposing themselves to risks of infections while putting up with increased workloads and workplace stress, longer hours in uncomfortable working conditions, as well as public stigmatization, results of a recent study show.






