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Eat Flavonoids for a Healthy Brain

An investigation of the Framingham Offspring Study revealed a higher intake of dietary flavonoids found in plants is associated with modest slowing of age-related dementia.

Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

Neurological symptoms and impairments have been found in one-third of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 from countries that have reported these observations so far. This is a rapidly evolving consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Androgen Deprivation Therapy and SARS-CoV-2

Cancer patients are at a higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 vs. non-cancer patients. However, prostate cancer patients who received androgen deprivation therapy seem to be partially protected from such infections.

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Malaria Prophylaxis During Pregnancy

In a retrospective study of American military women involving 50 treated with atovaquone-proguanil and 156 exposed to mefloquine, no increase in risk of fetal loss or adverse infant outcomes was identified. Atovaquone-proguanil seems safe for use in pregnancy, but data are limited.

Many Serious Cardiac Complications of Pregnancy Are Preventable

Investigators determined about half of serious cardiac complications of pregnancy are preventable.

Macrolides During Pregnancy — Behind the Headlines

Despite published concerns, there is no good evidence that macrolide use during pregnancy causes birth defects.

Is Nitrous Oxide an Effective Analgesic During Labor?

In this prospective cohort study at one large academic medical center in Colorado, 31% of women who opted for nitrous oxide for analgesia during labor did not require any other source of analgesia, such as an epidural or intravenous opioids. Risk factors for conversion to other modalities included labor induction, oxytocin augmentation, and labor after cesarean.