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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have increased risk of heart failure

Risk of Heart Failure Up for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

High disease activity linked to all types of heart failure, especially non-ischemic heart failure
Failed fertility therapy may increase risk of long-term adverse cardiovascular events

Adverse CV Events Up Post Failure of Fertility Therapy

Failed fertility therapy linked to 19 percent increased risk of cardiovascular events later in life
Support for the health law is increasing

Support for Health Law Up to 48 Percent in February

Kaiser Family Foundation poll: two-thirds of Americans feel Medicaid should continue as is today
For 10-year-old children

Skin Prick, sIgE Have Moderate Agreement for Allergic Disease

Skin prick test has higher specificity than sIgE for asthma, hay fever, but similar specificity
For patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with direct-acting antivirals

HBV Reactivation Seen With DAA Treatment of Chronic Hep C

HBV virological reactivation in four of seven patients with current HBV infection; none with past infection
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus associated with body mass index varies between ethnic groups

Risk of T2DM at Different BMIs Varies With Ethnicity

More South Asians than White Europeans, African-Caribbeans developed T2DM at BMI below 30 kg/m²
For patients with psoriasis

Musculoskeletal Symptoms Predict Psoriatic Arthritis

Joint pain, fatigue, stiffness, worsening of physical function all predict PsA in patients with psoriasis
A small proportion of HIV-infected women continue to transmit the virus to their neonates despite access to high-quality care

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Low, but More Progress Possible

ID of missed opportunities can provide insight to improve existing strategies, researchers say
Acute-onset

Chorioretinal Lesions Secondary to Zika Virus Observed

Acute-onset, self-resolving, placoid, or multifocal non-necrotizing chorioretinal lesions reported
Introduction of seven-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine correlated with a reduction in Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia

Post-PCV13 Drop in Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia

As pneumococcal rates dropped, rates of E. coli, Salmonella spp, Staphylococcus aureus increased