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Women with inflammatory bowel disease have lower pregnancy rates

IBD Symptoms in Pregnancy Tied to Higher C-Section Rate, IUGR

Pregnancy less common among women with inflammatory bowel disease
While low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with osteoporotic fractures

Alone, Low Vitamin D Does Not Cause Osteoporotic Fractures

Mendelian randomization analysis reveals no causal link between low vitamin D and fractures
A scoring system for medically necessary time-sensitive procedures can facilitate decision making and triage in the setting of COVID-19

Scoring System Helps Guide Surgical Care During COVID-19

Twenty-one factors that were significant contributors to procedure triage and prioritization identified
There is a high frequency of obesity among patients admitted to intensive care for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Obesity Ups Risk for COVID-19 Severity

Disease severity increases with increasing body mass index
Altered heart rate variability may be related to risk for incident diabetes in young Asian adults

Heart Rate Variability Related to Risk for Incident Diabetes

Decreased vagal activity, deviation in sympathetic activity may predict diabetes in young Asian adults
For people with substance use disorders

Bundled Rapid HIV/Hep C Testing May Improve Infection Awareness

Bundled HIV, hepatitis C testing ups number of people with substance use disorders aware of infection status
During the COVID-19 pandemic

Cardiac Cath Lab STEMI Activations Drop During Pandemic

STEMI activation volumes based on analysis of nine high-volume centers before, after March 1, 2020
About 20 percent of specimens positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection are positive for other respiratory pathogens

Coinfection With SARS-CoV-2, Other Respiratory Pathogens ID’d

Rhinovirus/enterovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, non-SARS-CoV-2 Coronaviridae coinfections detected
Excess asymptomatic thyroid cancer in Fire Department World Trade Center-exposed rescue/recovery workers is apparently attributable to the identification of occult lesions during medical surveillance

Heightened Surveillance IDs More Thyroid Cancer in 9/11 Responders

Rates higher for responders versus non-World Trade Center-exposed men, but most cases asymptomatic
Few primary care physicians report interest in treating patients with opioid use disorder

Physicians Report Low Interest in Opioid Use Disorder Meds

Few PCPs report obtaining buprenorphine waiver orprescribing buprenorphine, naltrexone for OUD