Low Vitamin D May Reduce Survival for Some With Multiple Myeloma
Differential effect seen by race, with significantly lower OS for white but not African-American patients
David Shulkin, M.D., on COVID-19 Financial Consequences for Health Care System
Shulkin, ninth secretary for Veterans Affairs, estimates health care provider revenue down about $500 billion
COVID-19 Outcomes Worse With Diabetes, Hyperglycemia
Length of stay longer, mortality higher for those with diabetes and/or acutely uncontrolled hyperglycemia
HTN, Obesity, Diabetes Common in U.S. COVID-19 Patients
Twenty-one percent of hospitalized patients died; 88.1 percent requiring mechanical ventilation died
Yoga Cuts Testosterone in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Additional improvements seen in anxiety and depression levels
Higher Manganese Intake May Be Tied to Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Association may be partially mediated by inflammatory biomarkers
Heart Rate Variability Related to Risk for Incident Diabetes
Decreased vagal activity, deviation in sympathetic activity may predict diabetes in young Asian adults
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
Child Obesity Linked to Higher Mortality Risk in Young Adulthood
Second study shows increased risk for anxiety and depression among girls and boys with obesity
Diabetes Increases Risk for Poorer Prognosis in COVID-19
Increased inflammatory response in COVID-19 patients with diabetes thought to worsen pneumonia
