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Iron chelation therapy seems beneficial for iron-overloaded patients with low- or intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes

Iron Chelation Therapy Treats Iron Overload in MDS

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Event-free survival prolonged with ICT for patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
From 2017 to 2018

2017 to 2018 Saw Drop in Overdose Death Rates Involving Opioids

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But rates involving synthetic opioids increased
Patients already prescribed angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers should continue taking their medications

Statement Addresses Concerns About Heart Meds and COVID-19

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Patients advised to continue ACE inhibitors/ARBs after researcher posits risk for severe COVID-19 infection
Prenatal antibiotic exposure overall has no significant association with later overweight or obesity in children

2nd Trimester Antibiotic Exposure May Up Risk for Offspring Obesity

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Exposure in infancy might also increase the risk for childhood overweight or obesity
Lopinavir-ritonavir treatment offers no significant benefit over standard care for hospitalized adult patients with severe coronavirus 2019 infection

Lopinavir-Ritonavir No Benefit in Adults With Severe COVID-19

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No benefit seen in time to clinical improvement, mortality at 28 days compared with standard care alone
Antibiotic prescriptions in the first year of life are associated with an increased risk for type 1 diabetes in childhood

Antibiotics in First Year of Life May Up Risk for T1DM by Age 10

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Antibiotic prescriptions for ear, respiratory tract infections major driver for increased risk
The combination of low muscle mass and low muscle density is associated with shorter survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Low Muscle Mass, Density Linked to Shorter Survival in Lymphoma

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13 percent of DLBCL patients had LMM, LMD, which was associated with shorter OS and PFS
Among people who inject drugs

Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms May Up Health Risks in Drug Injectors

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Opioid withdrawal symptoms linked to higher risk for receptive syringe sharing, nonfatal overdose
Metformin treatment reduces some obesity measures in children

Metformin Could Reduce Obesity in Children

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Metformin therapy reduces some indices of obesity in children and adolescents, review shows
Women who take less opioid pain medication in the 24-hour period before being discharged from the hospital after a cesarean delivery also use less opioid medication during the four weeks following discharge

Opioid Use Prior to Discharge After C-Section Tied to Later Use

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Level of opioid use within 24 hours predischarge linked to level of use for four weeks postdischarge