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Apixaban outdoes rivaroxaban at preventing VTE, bleeding in adults

17 Dec 2021

Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) who are new users of apixaban are less likely to experience recurrent VTE and bleeding than new users of rivaroxaban, a study has shown.

17 Dec 2021

Timed Up-and-Go test bests other measures at gauging death risk in older adults

17 Dec 2021 by

The Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) test is a strong predictor of long-term mortality in community-dwelling older adults, outperforming other physical and functional measures, according to a Singapore study.

17 Dec 2021

Former smokers with COVID-19 face higher risk of death

17 Dec 2021

In a cohort of veterans with COVID-19, former smokers are at higher risk of 30-day mortality compared with current smokers and nonsmokers, as reported in a study.

17 Dec 2021

No benefit from adding interferon beta-1a to remdesivir in COVID-19

16 Dec 2021 by

Adding interferon beta-1a to remdesivir did not hasten time to recovery among adults hospitalized with COVID-19, according to results of the phase III ACTT*-3 trial.

16 Dec 2021

PLR predicts in-hospital mortality in CICU patients

16 Dec 2021

The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) might be a potential indicator of in-hospital mortality in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU), a recent study has found.

16 Dec 2021

Certain IBD meds tied to excess risk of COVID-19 hospitalization

16 Dec 2021 by

While there are no differences in COVID-19-related outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) between those in remission vs those who are not, being on medications such as corticosteroids and aminosalicylates may put them at higher risk of hospitalization, suggest studies presented at AIBD 2021.

16 Dec 2021

Diabetes not a risk factor for long COVID

16 Dec 2021 by

Diabetes does not appear to predispose SARS-CoV-2–infected patients to long-term post-COVID-19 symptoms, a study reports.

16 Dec 2021

NAFLD prevalent in IBD patients

16 Dec 2021 by

The incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is high among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to data presented at AIBD 2021.

16 Dec 2021

High fluid intake helps reduce BP in children

16 Dec 2021

Drinking lots of fluids can lower blood pressure (BP) in children by increasing renal sodium excretion, according to a recent study.

16 Dec 2021

Hypertension with proteinuria ups risk of AF, cardiovascular events

16 Dec 2021 by

Hypertension and proteinuria contribute to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) as well as stroke, heart failure admission, and cardiovascular death in older adults, and such risk is greater when both conditions are present, according to a study.

16 Dec 2021

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Apixaban outdoes rivaroxaban at preventing VTE, bleeding in adults

Timed Up-and-Go test bests other measures at gauging death risk in older adults

Former smokers with COVID-19 face higher risk of death

No benefit from adding interferon beta-1a to remdesivir in COVID-19

PLR predicts in-hospital mortality in CICU patients

Certain IBD meds tied to excess risk of COVID-19 hospitalization

Diabetes not a risk factor for long COVID

NAFLD prevalent in IBD patients

High fluid intake helps reduce BP in children

Hypertension with proteinuria ups risk of AF, cardiovascular events