Women whose first baby is born at full term, but who experience complications in pregnancy, have an increased risk of preterm delivery (before 37 weeks) in their next pregnancy, finds a new study.
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Powerful Meat Industry Holds More Sway After Trump’s Order
The executive action signals that decisions around whether to close or reopen plants should be driven by the federal government, not local authorities.
Powerful Meat Industry Holds More Sway After Trump’s Order
The executive action signals that decisions around whether to close or reopen plants should be driven by the federal government, not local authorities.
Aspirin to Reduce Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes with Elevated C-Reactive Protein Levels
Acute cardiac events in recreational athletes during endurance sports (cycling, marathons and triathlons) have increased in frequency since 2000 worldwide (United States, Europe, South Africa and Japan), mainly in middle-aged men with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis1-7. An Incidence of 1 per 34,000-50,000 participants with a mean age in the mid-40s warrants expeditious counter measures based on the understanding that atherothrombosis is the root cause.
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest during the Covid-19 Outbreak in Italy
To the Editor: Despite the risk of rapid respiratory failure and cardiac complications due to Covid-19, it is unclear whether there is an association between Covid-19 and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The Lombardy region of Italy was among the first areas to have an outbreak of Covid-19 outside…
Covid-19 in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases — Case Series from New York
To the Editor: Data on Covid-19 in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disease who have received anticytokine biologics, other immunomodulatory therapies, or both on a long-term basis are scarce. Trials to assess the efficacy of antirheumatic therapies such as hydroxychloroquine and…
A National Medical Response to Crisis — The Legacy of World War II
This August marks the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II. In history’s largest, most destructive war, an estimated 80 million people, or roughly 3% of the world population, died. Nearly 420,000 Americans were killed, and 670,000 were wounded. These grim numbers were mitigated,…
Just Spit and Wait: New Coronavirus Test Offers Advantages
Saliva tests like the one developed by Rutgers are less painful for patients and less risky to medical workers.
Novel imaging application illuminates processes in cancer, COVID-19
Medical images for a wide range of diseases can be more easily viewed, compared, and analyzed using a breakthrough open source web-based imaging platform developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and collaborating researchers.
Navigating the clean energy transition during the COVID-19 crisis
In a Commentary published April 29 in the journal Joule, energy and climate policy researchers in Switzerland and Germany provide a framework for responsibly and meaningfully integrating policies supporting the clean energy transition into the COVID-19 response in the weeks, months, and years to come.