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Alcohol-associated end-organ complications among adolescents

Alcohol-associated end-organ complications among adolescents

Among adolescents and young adults, alcohol-associated pancreatic complications were more frequent than liver-related complications (29% versus 19% respectively), and the most frequent pancreatic complications were acute pancreatitis (92%).

A Korean nationwide study conducted on more than 44 million vaccinated individuals found that the incidence of myocarditis associated with COVID vaccination was highest in males aged 12 to 17 years, and the most serious adverse effect was sudden cardiac death

A Korean nationwide study conducted on more than 44 million vaccinated individuals found that the incidence of myocarditis associated with COVID vaccination was highest in males aged 12 to 17 years, and the most serious adverse effect was sudden cardiac death

The authors concluded that the findings of sudden cardiac deaths attributable to COVID vaccine-related myocarditis warrant the careful monitoring or warning of sudden cardiac death as a potentially fatal complication of COVID-19 vaccination, especially in individuals younger than 45 years of age who received the mRNA vaccines.