Health Digest: Pneumonia Reports, Pregnancy Risks, Statins and Glaucoma

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Today's health items include an expert's call for calm over Russian pneumonia reports, a UK study linking pregnancy complications to later cardiac and renal conditions, and research suggesting statins may protect against glaucoma.

An infectious disease expert, Krutika Kuppalli, wrote in STAT that reports of mysterious pneumonia in Russia deserve attention but not panic, and that people should "chill out" about reports of plague in Siberia. The item did not provide further details on the number of cases or the specific location beyond Siberia.

A UK study published online in the open-access journal BMJ Medicine suggests that women who had a complication in their most recent pregnancy or a previous pregnancy face an elevated risk of developing cardiometabolic-renal conditions in subsequent years, according to Medical Xpress. The study did not specify the number of women involved or the exact complications studied.

Research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology indicates that taking statins is linked to a lower risk of developing glaucoma and a reduced chance of it getting worse, Medical Xpress reported. The item did not include the size of the study or the magnitude of the risk reduction.

An international multidisciplinary group of 31 experts has updated consensus recommendations to guide the use of CAR T-cell therapy in patients with severe, treatment-refractory autoimmune diseases, Medical Xpress reported. The update aims to provide a framework for clinicians using the therapy in this patient group.

Nearly 1 in 3 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are taking a supplement-medication combination with potential for an interaction, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in Arthritis Care & Research, as reported by Medical Xpress. The study did not list the specific supplements or medications involved.

Separately, Medical Xpress reported that locally grown crops could expand access to childhood malnutrition treatment, noting that for millions of children suffering from severe malnutrition an effective treatment already exists but many never receive it. The item did not name the crops or the treatment.

Finally, Medical Xpress reported that abnormal lymph vessels show heightened growth signaling regardless of a key gene mutation. Lymphatic malformations are rare disorders in which lymph vessels develop abnormally, often beginning in childhood and sometimes causing swelling, infection, bleeding, pain or airway obstruction.

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  • Krutika Kuppalli wrote for STAT
  • Krutika Kuppalli commented on Russia pneumonia reports
  • Krutika Kuppalli commented on Siberia plague reports
  • BMJ Medicine published study on Pregnancy complications
  • Pregnancy complications linked to Cardiometabolic-renal conditions
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology published study on Statins
  • Statins linked to lower risk of Glaucoma
  • CAR T-cell therapy used for Autoimmune diseases
  • Arthritis Care & Research published study on Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus associated with Supplement-medication interactions
  • Childhood malnutrition not related to Lymphatic malformations

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