Tag: Side Effects
CAC Helps ID CVD Risk in Women Receiving RT for Breast Cancer
Higher CAC score calculated from radiotherapy-planning CT scan linked to increased risk for CVD
Hydroxychloroquine Tied to Heart Problems Prior to Pandemic
Adverse outcomes include cardiomyopathy, QT prolongation, cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure
Details Emerge on Unexplained Illness in AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Healthy 37-year-old woman 'experienced confirmed transverse myelitis' after receiving second dose of vaccine
Some Lupus Erythematosus Cases Tied to Drug Exposure
Cases found for both cutaneous and systemic lupus, but some previous reports due to protopathic bias
Late Morbidity, Mortality Down for Survivors of Childhood ALL
Compared with 1970s, rate of subsequent malignant neoplasms lower with standard-risk 1990s-like therapy
Antibiotics May Reduce Efficacy of Hormonal Contraceptives
Unintended pregnancies seven times more commonly reported with antibiotics than control medicines
Higher Rates of Pain, Bleeding Found With Essure Birth Control Device
In 2018, Essure maker Bayer pulled the device from the U.S. market due to concerns about side effects
Oral Corticosteroid Bursts Carry Risk for Severe Adverse Events
Highest rates of adverse events seen within first month after initiating short course of oral steroids
Inhibition of Sclerostin May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
SOST genetic variants linked to lower risk for fracture and osteoporosis but higher risk for MI, major CV AEs
Small Increase Seen in Risk for Subdeltoid Bursitis With Flu Shot
Attributable risk was 7.78 additional cases of subdeltoid bursitis per million persons vaccinated
