Construction and validation of risk prediction model for gestational diabetes based on a nomogram.

Objective: To construct a model to predict the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) based on a nomogram and verify it.

Methods: Data from 182 patients with GDM treated in Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital from January 2018 to May 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 491 normal parturients who underwent physical examination in Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital during the same period were selected as controls.

Traditional Chinese medicine together with high-dose vitamin C improves the therapeutic effect of western medicine against COVID-19.

Objectives: Traditional Chinese medicine has been reported to be effective in the treatment of epidemic diseases. Here, we aimed to investigate the effects of combined therapy of Chinese and western medicine on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods: A total of 60 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were enrolled.