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One measurement of plasma glycated CD59 in pregnancy can predict glucose intolerance

Biomarker ID’d for Pregnancy-Induced Glucose Intolerance

Plasma glycated CD59 measurement at 24 to 28 weeks can identify women with failed GCT, GDM
Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis are expected to increase through 2040

Multidrug-Resistant TB Set to Increase Through 2040

Increase in percentage of MDR tuberculosis, XDR tuberculosis in India, Philippines, Russia, S. Africa
In a research letter published in the May 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine

Bioengineered Intraabdominal Endocrine Pancreas Feasible

Patient still off insulin injections a year after receiving allogeneic islet cells in omentum
The addition of selumetinib to docetaxel does not improve progression-free survival among patients with previously treated advanced KRAS-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer

Adding Selumetinib to Docetaxel Doesn’t Up PFS in NSCLC

No improvement in progression-free survival for previously treated advanced KRAS-mutant NSCLC
The number of reproductive-aged women with past or present hepatitis C virus infection is increasing

HCV Infection Increasing in Reproductive-Aged Women

Doubling in number of women with past or present HCV infection in NNDSS from 2006 to 2014
From 2001 to 2010

Postmarket Safety Events for 32 Percent of Novel Therapeutics

Thirty-two percent of 222 FDA approved novel therapeutics from 2001 to 2010 were affected
Testosterone may be tied to gender disparity in rates of asthma

Testosterone Found to Be Protective Against Asthma

Study findings could explain why airway condition is more common in women
There is no link between low body mass index and risk of Alzheimer's disease

Low Body Mass Index Not Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease

Gene-based research suggests that, instead, weight loss probably due to early stages of disease
U.S. women traveling to areas where the Zika virus is circulating might be less likely to be infected than expected

Risk of Zika Infection Appears to Be Low for Pregnant Women

U.S. study found only one of 185 who traveled to active areas tested positive, and baby wasn't infected
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet is effective for prevention of gout

Adherence to DASH Diet May Help Lower Occurrence of Gout

Diet may be a good option for patients who prefer to avoid medication, researcher says