New research from #OSUCOM and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center shows pregnant people enrolled in WIC are less likely to have multiple poor pregnancy outcomes, including gestational diabetes, preterm birth, blood transfusion & ICU admission for both the parent and child. wexnermedical.osu.edu/mediaroom/pres…

Very glad to see this exploration of appropriateness of BMI as an outcome measure in kids. This reinforces my belief that weight should be the outcome, in a semiparametric model covariate adjusted for age and height (big question: height time-dependent or baseline only).

This month's issue features a collection of research and reviews on hypertension in pregnancy. Check out the full issue at: ow.ly/61qg50SZfKL

Dive into the MEPS database with #AHRQ's upcoming virtual workshop, September 10-12! Featuring lectures and interactive sessions in SAS, STATA, and R, this workshop is ideal for both beginners and seasoned users. #research bit.ly/3nAcSx1

An unsolved mystery, summary of work in progress to understand basis of propensity for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Feature nature nature.com/articles/d4158… by anil oza

Learn to develop and test algorithms in #Python at the next ScHARe Think-a-Thon on Sept. 18! We’ll explore data management and analysis and lay the groundwork for #SDOH and #HealthDisparities research. Register now to attend: bit.ly/TaT-Sept-2024s NINR

This scientific statement emphasizes the upstream structural and social determinants that affect CVH in the Asian American population, with a special focus on the role of social determinants of health across disaggregated ethnic groups within the Asian American population.

Another great O&G Editorial Board Meeting in the books. We can’t wait to share what we have been working on!

Week 1 administration of the 2024 Specialty Certifying Exam has begun. We’d like to wish all candidates taking the exam the best of luck! #ABOGCE #boardcertified

Congratulations to my wonderful colleague, Kartik K Venkatesh MD, PhD, FACOG, on his nomination for the The Ohio State University College of Medicine Dean’s Excellence Award for Research. I can’t think of anyone more deserving!

The November issue, dedicated to diabetes in pregnancy, is now live! ow.ly/7ok250TNxSR

Diabetes research in the community | Ohio State Health & Discovery ⁦The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center⁩ health.osu.edu/wellness/exerc…

This is killing the US innovation and research enterprise.

JAMA Full sentence: “These findings support the continued primacy of insulin as the preferred pharmacotherapy for gestational diabetes compared with a sequential oral medication strategy that includes glyburide.” DECIDE testing metformin alone as 1st line: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/9/e…

From Standard of Care to Emerging Innovations: Navigating the Evolution of Pharmacological Treatment of Gestational Diabetes ow.ly/Vavz50UMe8R

New research on the associations of blood pressure in pregnancy and hypertension later in life: ow.ly/pA2p50UX2oB Kartik K Venkatesh MD, PhD, FACOG Sadiya Khan The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Northwestern Medicine

JAMA Full sentence: “These findings support the continued primacy of insulin as the preferred pharmacotherapy for gestational diabetes compared with a sequential oral medication strategy that includes glyburide.” DECIDE testing metformin alone as 1st line: decidestudy.org

Discover the article: Association of neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage and Life's Essential 8 in early pregnancy. Neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage was associated with worse maternal CVH in early pregnancy. ow.ly/QT3v50V3El9 Kartik K Venkatesh MD, PhD, FACOG

Association Between Breastfeeding and Long-Term Risk of... : Obstetrics & Gynecology journals.lww.com/greenjournal/a… #CardioObstetrics

AJP Review: Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes in Pregnancy ow.ly/iK2450W288j