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Drinking coffee not linked to increased arrhythmia risk in new study
Genetic differences that affect caffeine metabolism did not significantly influence the odds of arrhythmias.
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Does early delivery for FGR affect school outcomes?
Among children born severely small, iatrogenic delivery may be associated with increased odds of poorer educational outcomes, a study in JAMA...
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Admissions for eating disorders double in pandemic
More adolescents have needed help for eating disorders, which has exacerbated a treatment bottleneck.
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Gender pay gap most pronounced in procedural specialties
Among academic internal medicine physicians, differences in salary are most obvious in procedural specialties in which there are have fewer women...
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Reassuring rates of ADHD after assisted reproductive techniques
Data from Sweden provide “additional reassurance concerning offspring neurodevelopment after use of ART,” researchers say.
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Hearing loss tied to decline in physical functioning
It's associated with slower gait and, in particular, worse balance, data suggest.
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Sotagliflozin use in T2D patients linked with posthospitalization benefits in analysis
The paper’s outcome measure may be a meaningful, patient-centered way of capturing disease burden, according to the authors.
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AAP updates guidance for return to sports and physical activities
For adolescents who are eligible, getting a COVID-19 vaccine may be the most important thing they can do.
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Hormone pellet safety data ‘not very reassuring at all’ for women
Patients receiving compounded pellet hormonal therapy had higher rates of abnormal uterine bleeding and hysterectomy, compared with patients on...
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New AMA president discusses pandemic during inaugural address
Dr. Gerald E. Harmon also addressed the AMA’s plan to advance health equity.
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Vaping and pregnancy: Inhaled toxins among reasons for pause
Whether vaping is safer than smoking may be the wrong question to focus on, a researcher says.
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Lesions in pelvis may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ in endometriosis
Systemic manifestations of the disease have implications for diagnosis and treatment, a researcher suggests.
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Heavy cannabis use in pregnancy correlates with risks to infant
Prenatal cannabis use disorder may be a risk factor for low birth weight and death within 1 year of birth, a study shows.
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Self-harm is a leading cause of death for new moms
Doctors should discuss maternal mental health early and often, suggests the executive director of the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance...
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Corticosteroid bursts may increase risk of sepsis, GI bleeding in children
Clinicians should save these treatments for when they are needed, doctors suggest.