All articles tagged: 38 weeks gestation of pregnancy (Z3A.38)
HealthDay
31 January at 11.10 PM
CDC: Shift Toward Shorter Gestational Age Seen From 2014 to 2022From 2014 to 2022, there was a shift toward shorter gestational age, according to the Jan. 31 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H., and Michelle J.K. Osterman, from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, used data |
HealthDay
10 January at 12.01 AM
Racial Disparities Persist in General Anesthesia Rates for C-SectionRacial disparities in the rates of general anesthesia use persist among patients undergoing cesarean delivery, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Network Open.Caroline Leigh Thomas, M.D., from the University of Chicago Medical Center, and colleagues examined the differences in general anesthesia use for cesarean delive |
HealthDay
08 November at 04.59 PM
2021 to 2022 Saw 5 Percent Decline in Overall Fetal Mortality RateThe overall U.S. fetal mortality rate decreased by 5 percent between 2021 and 2022, according to a November Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Elizabeth C. W. Gregory, M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagu |
HealthDay
08 November at 04.59 PM
2021 to 2022 Saw 5 Percent Decline in Overall Fetal Mortality RateThe overall U.S. fetal mortality rate decreased by 5 percent between 2021 and 2022, according to a November Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Elizabeth C. W. Gregory, M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagu |
HealthDay
07 November at 11.40 PM
American College of Gastroenterology, Oct. 20-25The annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology was held from Oct. 20 to 25 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and attracted participants from around the world, including gastroenterology and digestive disease specialists and other health care professionals. The conference featured presentations focusing on clinical updates in gastr |
HealthDay
30 October at 09.22 PM
Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 11-15The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 11 to 15 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians, and other health care professionals. The conference featured education courses and comprehensive educational programs that focused on the latest advances in the d |
HealthDay
26 October at 03.50 PM
ACG: Prophylactic Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy Does Not Increase IBD ActivityFindings seen among pregnant patients with inflammatory bowel disease |
Medpage Today
17 November at 10.31 PM
Two Treatments That Don't Work for OsteoarthritisWASHINGTON -- If you're looking for nonsurgical osteoarthritis (OA) treatments with fewer side effects than ordinary pain relievers, two randomized trials presented here with negative results should at least narrow your search... |
MedScape
11 November at 07.56 AM
Scoring System Could Mean Better Access to Lung TransplantScoring system could improve access for hard-to-match candidates due to height and blood type. |
Medical xPress
07 November at 07.50 AM
How key results could influence health policyThe results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year. |
Medpage Today
05 November at 07.00 PM
Mpox Cases in Congo May Be StabilizingGOMA, Congo -- Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be "stabilizing" -- a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization (WHO) made a global emergency declaration in August... |
Medical xPress
02 November at 07.40 AM
Insulin resistance caused by sympathetic nervous system over-activation, a paradigm-shifting study findsRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and collaborating institutions have found that overnutrition leads to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders through increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The study shows that reducing SNS activity can prevent insulin resistance induced by a high-fat diet, suggesting a new understanding of how obesity causes insulin resistance. |
MedScape
31 October at 06.30 AM
Report: Rethink Race-Based Adjustments in Clinical ToolsThe slow adoption of race-neutral tools may harm patient care outcomes, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. |
Medpage Today
25 October at 02.09 PM
Patients More Satisfied With AI's Answers Than Those From Their DoctorPatients were consistently more satisfied with responses from artificial intelligence (AI) to messages in the electronic health record than they were with those from their clinician, according to a study in JAMA Network Open... |
Medical xPress
25 October at 12.40 PM
Surgical innovation: The intelligent turbine insufflatorThe Politecnico di Milano and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam have pooled their medical and technical expertise to create a new technology for devices called "insufflators." These innovative instruments are designed to create a temporary cavity in the bodies of patients through the application of pressurized gas, providing the surgeon with the necessary space to perform the surgical proced |
Medical xPress
24 October at 07.50 AM
Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosisColumbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone turnover, leading to significant reductions in bone density and increased risk of fractures, particularly in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals. |
HealthDay
23 October at 10.58 PM
Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Up for Offspring of Moms With Eating DisorderOffspring of mothers with an eating disorder or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) outside the normal weight range have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Ida A.K. Nilsson, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a popula |