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Stick-on sensor alerts clinicians about heart failure complications

People with heart failure were 38% less likely to be readmitted to the hospital for heart failure complications within 90 days if they wore a stick-on sensor that alerted their clinician about fluid buildup in the lungs, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

Fixed-dose combination therapy provides better results than monotherapy for pulmonary hypertension

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs, also called PAH) had approximately double the reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) if they took the PAH medications macitentan (10 mg) and tadalafil (40 mg) together in a single tablet rather than either drug alone, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

Coordinated, multifaceted intervention can improve preventive care for diabetes, heart disease

A multifaceted intervention to improve prescribing practices increased the likelihood that patients with Type 2 diabetes and heart disease would be prescribed three classes of guideline-recommended medications by more than fourfold, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

What is the impact of oral cannabidiol on simulated driving?

Researchers assessed the impact of cannabidiol on the driving performance of humans.

6 Mar 2023

Struggling to survive, the first rural hospitals line up for new federal lifeline

Just off the historic U.S. Route 66 in eastern New Mexico, a 10-bed hospital has for decades provided emergency care for a steady flow of people injured in car crashes and ranching accidents.

6 Mar 2023

Despite pharma claims, illicit drug shipments to us aren’t full of opioids. It’s generic Viagra.

For years, the FDA has defended its efforts to intercept prescription drugs coming from abroad by mail as necessary to keep out dangerous opioids, including fentanyl.

6 Mar 2023

BioInfect: Bringing the best brains to the challenge of antimicrobial resistance

During the conference, we had the chance to catch up with some of the speakers to ask them about their work, as well as what they would be discussing at the 2023 BioInfet Conference.

6 Mar 2023

Women with schizophrenia have threefold risk of interpersonal violence during and after pregnancy

Pregnant and postpartum people with schizophrenia have a more than threefold increase in the risk of an emergency department visit for interpersonal violence, compared with those without schizophrenia, according to a new study in CMAJ.

6 Mar 2023

Even small bouts of exercise protective against heart disease, cancer

In a recent article published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers explored the relationship between non-occupational physical activity (PA) levels and poor cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and cancer outcomes, including mortality.

5 Mar 2023

Automated reminders improve guideline-based statin prescribing practices

Patients with cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease, stroke or peripheral arterial disease, were significantly more likely to be prescribed guideline-recommended high-intensity statin therapy if their clinician was sent an automated reminder with information about their cardiovascular disease history, prior statin use and history of statin associated side effects, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

Eliminating medication copays does not reduce cardiovascular-related chronic conditions

Providing medications for chronic diseases—for example, cholesterol-lowering, blood pressure and diabetes medications—free of charge for three years did not have a significant impact on serious health outcomes associated with those conditions among low-income seniors in Canada, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

Using intravascular imaging to visualize narrowed coronary arteries improves outcomes after stenting

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a new blockage in the treated artery or need a repeat stenting procedure in the treated artery, compared with similar patients who underwent a standard angiography-guided stenting procedure, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

Initial benefit of TAVR remains consistent over the first three years among patients at low surgical risk

The number of deaths and disabling strokes among patients at low surgical risk who were treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remained lower at three years, but not significantly lower, following the TAVR procedure compared with patients who received conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), according to new data being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

How do patients feel about postoperative cognitive dysfunction?

The current study reported the results of an analysis of comments submitted in response to an online published article on postoperative cognitive decline.

5 Mar 2023

Causal AI quantifies benefits of actions needed to overcome inherited risk of coronary artery disease

Researchers demonstrated that a causal artificial intelligence (AI) system can accurately quantify how much a person must reduce their blood pressure or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol to overcome their inherited risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

Electronic notifications boost the prescription of life-saving cardiology drug

An automated system that flags which patients could most benefit from an underused yet life-saving cardiology drug more than doubled new prescriptions, according to a pilot program test by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

5 Mar 2023

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Healthcare providers (HCP) at three Miami hospitals during the height of the Covid crisis, who practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique (TM), showed a rapid and highly significant reduction in stress-related burnout symptoms such as somatization, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and emotional exhaustion, as well as significant improvement in mental well-being, compared to a parallel matched lifestyle-as-usual group (LAU), according to a new study published today in PLOS ONE.

3 Mar 2023

Discovery about cell membrane 'blebs' could lead to new ways to fight melanoma

Cell membrane protrusions called blebs that typically signify the end of life for healthy cells do the opposite for melanoma cells, activating processes in these cells that help them to survive and spread, a UT Southwestern study suggests.

3 Mar 2023

Augmenting an antidepressant with aripiprazole may help some older adults with treatment-resistant depression

For older adults with clinical depression that has not responded to standard treatments, adding the drug aripiprazole (brand name Abilify) to an antidepressant they're already taking is more effective than switching from one antidepressant to another, according to a new multicenter study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

3 Mar 2023

Study: Black infants disproportionately die from necrotizing enterocolitis compared to White babies

A study published in JAMA Network Open has found that in the US between 1999 and 2020, Black infants disproportionately died from necrotizing enterocolitis compared to White infants, despite overall improvements in the rates of death from the disease.

3 Mar 2023

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Stick-on sensor alerts clinicians about heart failure complications

Fixed-dose combination therapy provides better results than monotherapy for pulmonary hypertension

Coordinated, multifaceted intervention can improve preventive care for diabetes, heart disease

What is the impact of oral cannabidiol on simulated driving?

Struggling to survive, the first rural hospitals line up for new federal lifeline

Despite pharma claims, illicit drug shipments to us aren’t full of opioids. It’s generic Viagra.

BioInfect: Bringing the best brains to the challenge of antimicrobial resistance

Women with schizophrenia have threefold risk of interpersonal violence during and after pregnancy

Even small bouts of exercise protective against heart disease, cancer

Automated reminders improve guideline-based statin prescribing practices

Eliminating medication copays does not reduce cardiovascular-related chronic conditions

Using intravascular imaging to visualize narrowed coronary arteries improves outcomes after stenting

Initial benefit of TAVR remains consistent over the first three years among patients at low surgical risk

How do patients feel about postoperative cognitive dysfunction?

Causal AI quantifies benefits of actions needed to overcome inherited risk of coronary artery disease

Electronic notifications boost the prescription of life-saving cardiology drug

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Discovery about cell membrane 'blebs' could lead to new ways to fight melanoma

Augmenting an antidepressant with aripiprazole may help some older adults with treatment-resistant depression

Study: Black infants disproportionately die from necrotizing enterocolitis compared to White babies

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