The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) Recently reviewed two important study results published by JAMA Internal Medicine as well as the results from a Chinese observational study. In the American study, several factors...
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Study Confirms Inflammasome Activation Linked to T-Cell Dysregulation & Poor Outcomes in Comorbid COVID-19 Patients
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute (MGT) led an important study discovering that inflammation, resulting from heightened inflammasome activity, leads to immune dysregulation and ultimately severe disease for comorbid patients with COVID-19. With results published...
Mayo Clinic-Led Study Findings Recommends Need for Screening Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients for Comorbidities
A Mayo Clinic-led research team has concluded that the presence of comorbidities, such as inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes, venous thromboembolism, cardiovascular disease and obstructive sleep apnea may either predispose patients to rheumatoid arthritis...
New University of Minnesota Medical School Research Evaluates the Impact of Multi-Morbidity on the Probability of Hip Fractures
In an article recently published by JAMA Internal Medicine, lead author Kristine Ensrud, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, examines the impact of disease definition, comorbidity burden and prognosis of hip fracture probability...
Do Comorbid Conditions Exclude Otherwise Eligible Patients From Clinical Trial Enrollment?
Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) reports that already depressed levels of patient participation in clinical trials may be further reduced by the presence of comorbid conditions. Many barriers exist to robust clinical trial participation—from physical barriers to...
Cardiovascular Comorbidity Burden Similar in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Sclerosis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine finds that the burden of cardiovascular comorbidities is similar between rheumatoid arthritis. These are similar despite dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus being nearly as prevalent in systemic...
Kuopio Univ & Eastern Finland Lead Study Revealing Comorbidities Increase Hip Surgery Complications
HospiMedica reports Parkinson's disease (PD), osteoarthritis, mental health disorders, and other issues increase the risk of complications following hip fracture surgery, according to a new study. Researchers at Kuopio University Hospital (Finland), the University of...
King Abdulaziz Researchers Find Link Between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus & Hypothyroidism
As reported in Dovepress, patients with DM-II were at increased risk of developing hypothyroidism. Adequate management and control of DM-II might reduce the risk of developing hypothyroidism. Further research using a prospective cohort study design is needed to...