Elana Gotkine

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | Elana Gotkine |Andrew Zinin

For adults with diabetes and obesity, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are associated with a reduced risk for obesity-related cancer compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, according to a study scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from May 31 to June 4 in Chicago.

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | Elana Gotkine |Andrew Zinin

For Meniere disease (MD) patients with migraine, endolymphatic sac decompression (ELSD) is effective, providing postoperative relief of vertigo and migraine, according to a study published online April 30 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica. Lin Han, from Peking University in Beijing, and colleagues enrolled 104 MD patients to examine the relation of MD and migraine. To assess effectiveness at pre- and post-ELSD, monthly vertigo episodes and the migraine headache index were used.

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | Elana Gotkine |Andrew Zinin

Patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalization have increased odds of any acute cardiovascular event compared with COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to a study published online May 22 in JAMA Network Open.

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | Elana Gotkine |Robert Egan

A parent-mediated intervention (PMI) is beneficial for child communication outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), according to a study published online May 27 in Pediatrics. Maranda K. Jones, Ph.D., from the School of Communication at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and colleagues conducted a single-site parallel stratified clinical trial enrolling 96 parent-child dyads.

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | Elana Gotkine |Stephanie Baum |Andrew Zinin

Combined body mass index (BMI)-body surface area (BSA) obesity is associated with an increased risk for post-kidney transplant (KT) adverse outcomes, according to a study published online May 21 in Transplantation Direct. Roxaneh Zaminpeyma, from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and colleagues examined post-KT adverse outcomes associated with obesity, defined using combined BMI-BSA parameters, in a cohort of adult KT recipients across the United States.