Finnish researchers have sought to understand whether second-generation antipsychotic (S-GA) use during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy and neonatal complications. Conducted from 1996-2016, the sampling included 1,181,090 pregnant women and...
Researchers from The Netherlands have examined the association between use of benzodiazepines and anticholinergic agents, and the risk of dementia. Using a prospective cohort model assessing community-dwelling older people, 3526 people aged 70 to 78 years without...
A recently published Japanese study explored associations between new-onset type 2 diabetes and duration of antidepressant use/antidepressant dose, as well as the effects of antidepressant use after diabetes onset and the effects upon clinical outcomes.The design...
What to do with anticoagulation around the time of arthroplasty? Guidelines for perioperative management tend to recommend discontinuation of warfarin preoperatively in low risk patients. In a small, recently published study, researchers assessed a hypothesis that...
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is common after orthopedic surgery, and has a potentially serious adverse impact upon clinical outcomes for older people undergoing surgery. Researchers from China have recently compared impacts of different approaches to...