Cardiology

Severe obesity and heart failure

(HealthDay)—Severe obesity appears to be an independent risk factor for heart failure, a new study suggests.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

ACOG addresses thrombocytopenia in pregnancy

(HealthDay)—Thrombocytopenia is common in pregnancy and can have causes that are serious medical disorders, with potential for maternal and fetal morbidity, according to a Practice Bulletin published in the September issue ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Antenatal steroids don't cut morbidity in preterm twins

(HealthDay)—Antenatal administration of corticosteroids is not associated with a reduction in the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in preterm twins, according to research published in the September issue ...

Oncology & Cancer

As body mass index increases, so does spread of multiple myeloma

In a new study published in Cancer Letters, American University researchers show how, as body mass index increases, so does the growth and spread of the blood cancer multiple myeloma, which accounts for about 10 percent of ...

Diabetes

Hormone may offer new approach to type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Oxford University have found a hormone that may offer an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes.

Cardiology

Myocardial fibrosis identified as new therapeutic target

Myocardial fibrosis could be a future therapeutic target after researchers found it correlated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) referred for cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Early warning trigger tool could help reduce maternal morbidity

(HealthDay)—Use of a clinical pathway-specific Maternal Early Warning Trigger (MEWT) tool can reduce maternal morbidity, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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