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Thyroglobulin a good indicator of iodine status in pregnancy

26 May 2022

In pregnant women, serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels correlate well with urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and iodine-to-creatinine ratio (ICR), and may be a good marker for iodine status, a recent study has found.

26 May 2022

High serum copper-to-zinc ratio improves HF risk prediction in middle-aged, older men

26 May 2022

Increased serum copper-to-zinc (Cu/Zn) ratio is linked to a higher risk of heart failure (HF) among middle-aged and older men, having the potential to improve HF risk assessment, as suggested in a study.

26 May 2022

Rapid MRSA and S aureus decolonization reduces prosthetic joint infections

26 May 2022 by

Screening for and decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus, as well as timely use of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis, reduces prosthetic joint infections in elderly patients with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) undergoing hip surgery, reports an expert at ECCMID 2022.

26 May 2022

Long COVID: What factors contribute to the risk?

25 May 2022 by

Only a minority of patients are considered fully recovered 1 year after being discharged from hospital due to COVID-19, with women and obese individuals at increased risk of long COVID, according to results of the prospective PHOSP-COVID* study presented at ECCMID 2022 and published in The Lancet.

25 May 2022

High admission GPR worsens death risk in ischaemic stroke

25 May 2022

Ischaemic stroke patients with high serum glucose-to-potassium ratio (GPR) upon admission see significantly excess 30-day mortality risk, a recent study has found. GPR may be a valuable predictor for short-term death in this patient population.

25 May 2022

Combined therapy bests single modality in paediatric optic pathway gliomas

25 May 2022 by

Children with optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) fare better with a combination of treatments, as it leads to longer disease remission compared with single-modality treatment, as shown in a Singapore study.

25 May 2022

GI symptoms in T1D linked to microvascular complications

25 May 2022

A recent study has demonstrated the importance of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms as a clinical morbidity and that these symptoms are associated with increasing age, duration of type 1 diabetes (T1D), haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and microvascular complications, but not with autoimmune comorbidities including coeliac disease (CD).

25 May 2022

What is the most preferred first-line agent for paediatric alopecia areata?

25 May 2022 by

In the treatment of paediatric alopecia areata (AA), an autoimmune, nonscarring hair loss disorder with a variable disease course and significant psychosocial impact, the most preferred first-line agent is topical corticosteroids, followed by contact immunotherapy, according to a study.