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Cancer patients without health insurance had significantly worse survival than Medicare beneficiaries

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May issue of Health Affairs.

17 May 2021

New cardiac rehabilitation intervention improves quality of life in hospitalized heart failure patients

An innovative cardiac rehabilitation intervention started earlier and more custom-tailored to the individual improved physical function, frailty, quality-of-life, and depression in hospitalized heart failure patients, compared to traditional rehabilitation programs.

17 May 2021

Study raises more concerns about the use of combined EPA/DHA through supplements

Doctors often recommend Omega-3s to help patients lower their cholesterol and improve heart health. Those Omega-3s can come from fatty fish like salmon and mackerel, or supplements that often contain a combination of the acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

17 May 2021

Fasting diets could have detrimental effect on the health of future generations

Fasting diets could impact the health of future generations according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

17 May 2021

Simple surgery saves patients with heart arrhythmia caused by often-lethal strokes

A simple surgery saves patients with heart arrhythmia from often-lethal strokes, says a large international study led by McMaster University.

17 May 2021

Rivaroxaban reduces the occurrence of severe ischemic events in patients with peripheral artery disease

Rivaroxaban, in addition to low-dose aspirin, significantly reduced the occurrence of total severe events of the heart, limb or brain and issues related to other vascular complications in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who underwent lower extremity revascularization, a procedure to open blocked arteries in the leg.

17 May 2021

Heart Research UK awards grant for a research project investigating how COVID-19 damages blood vessels

University of Dundee project investigating the role of inflammation in blood vessel damage in COVID-19 patients receives grant from Heart Research UK

17 May 2021

Early detection of ovarian cancer does not translate into saving lives

Researchers in the UK have established that although a method of screening can detect ovarian cancer early and before women develop symptoms, it does not translate into saving lives.

17 May 2021

Most COVID-19 patients have neurological symptoms

In a new study, published in the journal JAMA Network, University of Pittsburgh researchers for the Global Consortium Study of Neurologic Dysfunction in COVID-19 found that neurological manifestations were prevalent among patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The patients were also at a higher risk of in-hospital mortality.

17 May 2021

New touring installation will travel around the UK to talk about meat-eating habits

'Meat Your Persona' is a new touring installation designed to get the UK talking about eating meat, its environmental impact, and how much meat is actually good for you.

17 May 2021

Nanotechnology and COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment

The development of nano-biosensors and nanoparticle-based vaccines and medicines has opened a new path toward better management of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In a recently published article in the journal ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, scientists have reviewed recent advancements in nanotechnology-based diagnostic and therapeutic interventions against human coronaviruses.

17 May 2021

Study: Novel rehabilitation program improves outcomes in older heart-failure patients

Heart failure (HF) - when the heart can't pump enough blood and oxygen through the body - affects approximately 6.2 million adults in the United States and is the primary cause of hospitalization in the elderly. Unfortunately, older adults with heart failure often have poor outcomes resulting in reduced quality of life, high mortality and frequent rehospitalizations.

17 May 2021

Investigational drug reduced triglycerides in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia, acute pancreatitis

The investigational drug evinacumab reduced triglycerides in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) and a history of hospitalizations for acute pancreatitis in a phase 2 global study led by Mount Sinai.

17 May 2021

Frequent blood testing protocol for heart attack did not improve patient outcomes after one year

Using more sensitive and frequent repeat testing of a blood test that indicates heart injury to guide the treatment of low-risk patients with symptoms of a possible heart attack resulted in patients being discharged earlier and receiving fewer cardiac stress tests but did not improve patient outcomes after one year, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 70th Annual Scientific Session.

17 May 2021

STEMI patients with multi-vessel disease have no benefit from FFR-guided PCI

In patients who had a coronary stent inserted after experiencing the most severe type of heart attack, the use of a technique that measures blood flow and pressure through a partially blocked artery to determine if a second stenting procedure is needed did not improve outcomes and was more costly than using angiography, or a heart X-ray, alone to guide the procedure, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session.

17 May 2021

The Lancet outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for women

The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for millions of women around the world and achieve the global targets set.

17 May 2021

Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves in renal arteries reduce drug-resistant blood pressure

Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney produced a clinically meaningful drop in blood pressure in people whose hypertension did not respond to a triple cocktail of medications, reports a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian.

17 May 2021

Older heart failure patients significantly benefit from tailored cardiac rehab program

Older patients hospitalized with acute heart failure who participated in a novel 12-week physical rehabilitation (rehab) program tailored to address their specific physical impairments had significant gains not only in physical functioning but also quality of life and depression compared with those receiving usual care, regardless of their heart's ejection fraction, according to a new study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 70th Annual Scientific Session.

17 May 2021

Sacubitril/valsartan drug did not significantly reduce cardiovascular death after heart attack

The heart failure drug sacubitril/valsartan did not significantly reduce the rate of heart failure or cardiovascular death following a heart attack compared to ramipril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor proven effective in improving survival following heart attacks.

17 May 2021

Researchers identify new compound that may prevent cardiac arrhythmia risk from common drugs

Dozens of commonly used drugs, including antibiotics, antinausea and anticancer medications, have a potential side effect of lengthening the electrical event that triggers contraction, creating an irregular heartbeat, or cardiac arrhythmia called acquired Long QT syndrome.

14 May 2021

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Cancer patients without health insurance had significantly worse survival than Medicare beneficiaries

New cardiac rehabilitation intervention improves quality of life in hospitalized heart failure patients

Study raises more concerns about the use of combined EPA/DHA through supplements

Fasting diets could have detrimental effect on the health of future generations

Simple surgery saves patients with heart arrhythmia caused by often-lethal strokes

Rivaroxaban reduces the occurrence of severe ischemic events in patients with peripheral artery disease

Heart Research UK awards grant for a research project investigating how COVID-19 damages blood vessels

Early detection of ovarian cancer does not translate into saving lives

Most COVID-19 patients have neurological symptoms

New touring installation will travel around the UK to talk about meat-eating habits

Nanotechnology and COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment

Study: Novel rehabilitation program improves outcomes in older heart-failure patients

Investigational drug reduced triglycerides in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia, acute pancreatitis

Frequent blood testing protocol for heart attack did not improve patient outcomes after one year

STEMI patients with multi-vessel disease have no benefit from FFR-guided PCI

The Lancet outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for women

Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves in renal arteries reduce drug-resistant blood pressure

Older heart failure patients significantly benefit from tailored cardiac rehab program

Sacubitril/valsartan drug did not significantly reduce cardiovascular death after heart attack

Researchers identify new compound that may prevent cardiac arrhythmia risk from common drugs

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