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Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

Nearly half of heart disease patients have insomnia, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, and published in SLEEP Advances.

7 Apr 2022

The pandemic exacerbates the ‘paramedic paradox’ in rural America

Even after she's clocked out, Sarah Lewin keeps a Ford Explorer outfitted with medical gear parked outside her house.

7 Apr 2022

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Speaking from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, James Perkinson’s voice was raspy. In February, he’d just been taken off ECMO, the last-ditch life support treatment in which a machine outside the body does the work of the heart and lungs.

7 Apr 2022

Our Planet, Our Health; Importance of Understanding Planetary Health

For world health day, we speak to Dr. Sam Myers, director of the Planetary Health Alliance, about the importance of raising awareness surrounding planetary health.

7 Apr 2022

Patient outcomes after influenza, RSV, or SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server investigated the elements that predicted all-cause mortality among individuals hospitalized due to influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

7 Apr 2022

Insufficient sleep could play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes

People who have difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep had higher blood sugar levels than people who rarely had sleep issues, new research has found.

6 Apr 2022

Study identifies five childhood risk factors that predict cardiovascular events in adulthood

Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified after being tracked for up to half a century in the world's largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study.

6 Apr 2022

Researchers develop novel device to “cleanse” the blood of chemotherapeutic drugs

For patients with cancer, the tumor-killing power of chemotherapeutic drugs is a double-edged sword. While many cancer drugs kill tumor cells, they can also harm healthy cells as they travel throughout the bloodstream.

6 Apr 2022

Wastewater-based Epidemiology technique can help move toward a healthier and more sustainable world

Of the many contemporary conveniences often taken for granted in developed countries, modern sanitation may be among the most important. A new study suggests that wastewater infrastructure may provide societal benefits far beyond the dramatic improvements in community hygiene.

6 Apr 2022

Study captures the immune effect of COVID-19 vaccine in patients with multiple myeloma

Most immunocompromised people with a blood cancer called multiple myeloma benefited from a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines, a promising sign after it was shown that two doses tended to not be sufficient for them.

6 Apr 2022

Virtual reality psychological therapy shown to work well for patients with mental health problems

In a landmark development, psychological therapy has been automated in virtual reality. With the user guided by a virtual coach, there is no need for a real-life therapist, meaning the treatment can reach many more patients.

6 Apr 2022

Study explores incidence of cardiac impairment a year after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers used cardiac magnetic resonance to show the one-year trajectory of cardiac impairment in long coronavirus disease patients.

6 Apr 2022

Why Black and Hispanic seniors are left with a less powerful flu vaccine

At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. David Fessler and his staff administer high-dose influenza vaccine to all HIV-positive and senior patients.

6 Apr 2022

How comorbidities impact antibody response to COVID vaccination

Scientists from the United States have recently investigated the impact of pre-existing health conditions on the robustness and durability of immune responses induced by mRNA-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.

6 Apr 2022

New findings cement the lymphatic system’s role in heart repair

Expression of a pro-lymphangiogenic growth factor after heart injury activates the lymphatic system, spurring leukocytes to help clear away dying cells, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

5 Apr 2022

Health and Social Care Levy to raise billions to tackle Covid backlogs and reform adult social care

From Wednesday 6 April, the Health and Social Care Levy will come into effect and begin to raise billions to help tackle the Covid backlogs and reform the adult social care system.

5 Apr 2022

EMA issues qualification opinion for islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for T1D prevention trials

Critical Path Institute's Type 1 Diabetes Consortium (T1DC) today announced that the European Medicines Agency has issued a positive qualification opinion for pancreatic islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for type 1 diabetes (T1D) prevention trials.

5 Apr 2022

Patients treated with edoxaban after TAVR do not find reduction in mini strokes, blood clots in the brain

Patients treated with the blood thinner edoxaban for six months after a heart valve replacement procedure experienced fewer symptomless blood clots inside the heart valve replacement than patients who were treated with two antiplatelet drugs, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

5 Apr 2022

Study shows superiority of Chocolate Touch device for opening blocked arteries in the leg

Patients treated for a blocked artery in the leg were significantly more likely to have an open artery without further interventions at 12 months if they received the second-generation paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter known as the Chocolate Touch device compared with those receiving the commercially-available Lutonix drug-coated balloon catheter, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

5 Apr 2022

Novel transcatheter repair system for tricuspid regurgitation shows promising results at one year

Patients with tricuspid regurgitation, a common and debilitating form of valvular heart disease, who received a novel investigational device intended to repair the defective valve experienced significant improvements in blood flow through the heart and in quality of life at one year, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

5 Apr 2022

Heart News and Research

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

The pandemic exacerbates the ‘paramedic paradox’ in rural America

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Our Planet, Our Health; Importance of Understanding Planetary Health

Patient outcomes after influenza, RSV, or SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization

Insufficient sleep could play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes

Study identifies five childhood risk factors that predict cardiovascular events in adulthood

Researchers develop novel device to “cleanse” the blood of chemotherapeutic drugs

Wastewater-based Epidemiology technique can help move toward a healthier and more sustainable world

Study captures the immune effect of COVID-19 vaccine in patients with multiple myeloma

Virtual reality psychological therapy shown to work well for patients with mental health problems

Study explores incidence of cardiac impairment a year after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Why Black and Hispanic seniors are left with a less powerful flu vaccine

How comorbidities impact antibody response to COVID vaccination

New findings cement the lymphatic system’s role in heart repair

Health and Social Care Levy to raise billions to tackle Covid backlogs and reform adult social care

EMA issues qualification opinion for islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for T1D prevention trials

Patients treated with edoxaban after TAVR do not find reduction in mini strokes, blood clots in the brain

Study shows superiority of Chocolate Touch device for opening blocked arteries in the leg

Novel transcatheter repair system for tricuspid regurgitation shows promising results at one year

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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