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Consensus document offers recommendations on genetic testing for inherited cardiac diseases

When should patients and family members undergo genetic assessment for a heart condition? Find out in an international consensus document published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology and presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the ESC.

4 Apr 2022

Just 18% of patients have their infected heart devices removed, even though removal is recommended

Medicare patients whose implantable heart devices became infected were less likely to die from the complication if they had the hardware removed compared to patients who only received antibiotics, according to the largest study on the topic, led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

4 Apr 2022

Magnitude and durability of SARS-CoV-2 S-binding antibody titers in the pre-variant era among healthcare workers in NYC

Researchers analyzed sera samples of 400 participants of the PARIS study to evaluate the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and seroreversion for an average of 84 days.

4 Apr 2022

Travel in the time of covid: Getting there is easy — It’s getting home that’s hard

I'm being held captive in England by the U.S. government. On the day my wife and I were to fly home from London after a brief visit, we took a covid-19 test, as required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to travel to the U.S.

4 Apr 2022

Record fines might mean California is finally serious about improving Medi-Cal

Is California getting tougher on health plans that participate in Medi-Cal, the state's insurance program for low-income residents?

4 Apr 2022

Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come

Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can't afford more bills without any insurance coverage. But in early March — five months, she said, after applying and with still no decision about her application — a suspected case of the flu sent her blood pressure soaring and landed her in the emergency room.

4 Apr 2022

Insulin copay cap passes house hurdle, but Senate looks for a broader bill

The chances of passing election-year legislation to help people afford insulin — which weeks ago seemed mired in political fighting — are looking brighter as a bipartisan effort to tackle the issue takes root in the Senate.

4 Apr 2022

Personalized nutrition education at a grocery store improves adherence to DASH diet

People who received personalized nutrition education in a series of sessions conducted at their regular grocery store significantly improved their adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

3 Apr 2022

First practical guide on the use of digital devices for heart rhythm and rate monitoring published

Who should monitor their heart rate and rhythm and which device should they use? Find out in an international consensus document published today in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the ESC.

3 Apr 2022

Recommendations to prevent, manage interference in patients with implanted cardiac devices

Recommendations on the prevention and management of interference caused by medical procedures in patients with implanted electronic cardiac devices is published today in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology and presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the ESC.

3 Apr 2022

Scientists use new CRISPR gene-editing approach to find paths toward possible HIV cure

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine are using new advances in CRISPR gene-editing technology to uncover new biology that could lead to longer-lasting treatments and new therapeutic strategies for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

1 Apr 2022

As US nears 1 million covid deaths, one hard-hit county grapples with unthinkable loss

Connie Houtz didn't think covid would be that bad. She'd seen many people in this rural hamlet in central Pennsylvania get infected yet recover within a few days. She did not get vaccinated because she worried about how a new vaccine, developed in record time, might affect her heart condition.

1 Apr 2022

Black students experiencing racism on campus lack mental health support

Three years ago, Lauren Bryant was walking across Appalachian State University's campus with several other Black students when they were verbally assaulted with a racist tirade.

1 Apr 2022

AI-based model can use ECG images to diagnose multiple heart rhythm and conduction disorders

Researchers at the Yale Cardiovascular Data Science (CarDS) Lab have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model for clinical diagnosis that can use electrocardiogram (ECG) images, regardless of format or layout, to diagnose multiple heart rhythm and conduction disorders.

31 Mar 2022

Convalescent plasma treatment for newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients may reduce hospitalization risk

Early treatment of newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients with plasma extracted from individuals who have recovered from the disease reduces the need for hospitalization by more than 50%, according to a new nationwide clinical trial.

31 Mar 2022

Scientists develop a novel measure of delirium severity

Delirium is a serious change in brain function that affects up to 64 percent of older medical patients and up to 50 percent of older surgical patients.

31 Mar 2022

UIC researchers projected to receive $22 million to study long COVID-19

A team of University of Illinois Chicago researchers is projected to receive approximately $22 million from the National Institutes of Health over four years to research long COVID-19.

31 Mar 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Funding for the next pandemic

President Joe Biden released his budget proposal for 2023 this week, and it calls for a nearly 27% increase in funding for the Department of Health and Human Services.

31 Mar 2022

'Stroke-heart syndrome' may put stroke survivors at higher risk for future cardiovascular events

People who survive an ischemic stroke are much more likely to develop major heart complications during the first month after their stroke, and, as a result, they also have an increased risk of death, heart attack or another stroke within five years, compared to people who don't develop heart problems soon after a stroke, according to new research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed, flagship journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

31 Mar 2022

Impact of racial disparities on COVID-19 outcomes

A new study investigated the racial disparities in COVID-19 outcomes in Black and White patients diagnosed with cancer.

31 Mar 2022

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Consensus document offers recommendations on genetic testing for inherited cardiac diseases

Just 18% of patients have their infected heart devices removed, even though removal is recommended

Magnitude and durability of SARS-CoV-2 S-binding antibody titers in the pre-variant era among healthcare workers in NYC

Travel in the time of covid: Getting there is easy — It’s getting home that’s hard

Record fines might mean California is finally serious about improving Medi-Cal

Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come

Insulin copay cap passes house hurdle, but Senate looks for a broader bill

Personalized nutrition education at a grocery store improves adherence to DASH diet

First practical guide on the use of digital devices for heart rhythm and rate monitoring published

Recommendations to prevent, manage interference in patients with implanted cardiac devices

Scientists use new CRISPR gene-editing approach to find paths toward possible HIV cure

As US nears 1 million covid deaths, one hard-hit county grapples with unthinkable loss

Black students experiencing racism on campus lack mental health support

AI-based model can use ECG images to diagnose multiple heart rhythm and conduction disorders

Convalescent plasma treatment for newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients may reduce hospitalization risk

Scientists develop a novel measure of delirium severity

UIC researchers projected to receive $22 million to study long COVID-19

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Funding for the next pandemic

'Stroke-heart syndrome' may put stroke survivors at higher risk for future cardiovascular events

Impact of racial disparities on COVID-19 outcomes

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