SGLT2 Inhibitors, Rapid Titration, IV Iron Get a Boost in New European HF Guideline Other recommendations also released for endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, ACS, and more Aug 25, 2023
Wegovy Reduces Heavy Symptom Burden of Obesity-Related Heart Failure Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity becoming more common Aug 25, 2023
Subclinical Afib Caught on Cardiac Devices Might Be Better Left Alone Trial shows no stroke reduction with DOAC at the cost of more adverse events Aug 25, 2023
Blood Test Could Ease Diagnosis of Kids' Inflammatory Conditions Just one biomarker distinguished Kawasaki disease from others with similar clinical features Aug 25, 2023
Dementia Risk From Midlife Onward Predicted With New Tool Novel 14-year risk score draws largely on modifiable risk factors Aug 24, 2023
Medtronic's Renal Denervation System for Hypertension Splits FDA Panel Once resurrected, is radiofrequency renal denervation heading back to limbo? Aug 24, 2023
Novel Brain Implants Help Paralyzed People Speak Faster, More Accurately Groundbreaking system helps woman with paralysis communicate through a digital avatar Aug 23, 2023
FDA Panel Backs ReCor's Renal Denervation System for Hypertension Device-based treatment passes hurdle despite concerns about effectiveness Aug 22, 2023
Coronary Disease That Comes With a Donor Heart Does Carry Risk Study shows cardiovascular consequences but not overall mortality impact Aug 22, 2023
FDA Advisors' Recommendation on Renal Denervation Hinges on Effectiveness Question Device-based hypertension treatments have only modest BP reductions Aug 21, 2023
Recreational Drug Use More Common in Intensive Cardiac Care Than Many Admit Routine drug screening proposed for cardiac ICUs Aug 17, 2023
Clot Risk Factors Emerge for Cancer Patients With COVID-19 Immunotherapy in particular linked with 45% higher risk of VTE in hospitalized patients Aug 17, 2023
Cautious Return-to-Play Appears Safe for Athletes With Heart Conditions Shift away from blanket restrictions is not placing top-tier athletes at undue risk, data suggest Aug 14, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Wildfire Particulates, Other Air Pollution "High smoke days might be taking a toll on our brains" Aug 14, 2023
Who Is to Blame for the Rampant Overtreatment of Peripheral Artery Disease? The loudest critics are the biggest offenders Aug 13, 2023
Women on the Pill Have Comforting CVD Outcomes Years Down the Line Oral contraceptive use not tied to excess cardiovascular disease, mortality Aug 11, 2023
Wife Saved Last Minute From Cardiac Arrest YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, solves a medical mystery case Aug 10, 2023
Adenovirus May Trigger Thrombocytopenia, Thrombosis, Case Studies Suggest First reports of an anti-PF4 disorder associated with an adenovirus infection Aug 09, 2023
Dementia Risk Linked With Cumulative Heartburn Med Use, Analysis Suggests Study adds to the ongoing discussion about proton pump inhibitors and cognition Aug 09, 2023
Abortion Bans May Lead to More Neonatal Cardiac Defects, Model Suggests Researchers used theoretical modeling based on real proposed legislation Aug 07, 2023
Quest's Alzheimer's Blood Test Has Experts Concerned "Patients will have a difficult time knowing what the results mean" Aug 07, 2023
One Size Doesn't Fit All for Automated BP Measurement Cuffs, Trial Finds "Strikingly inaccurate" readings with ill-fitting cuffs, especially on larger arms Aug 07, 2023
Can Aromatherapy Relax Post-Op Patients? Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence Aug 03, 2023
Surveillance Still Not an Option for Many With Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism Few patients actually eligible for alternative to anticoagulation Aug 03, 2023
COVID Cleared of Increasing Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids? Prospective data contradict associations seen in prior studies during the pandemic Aug 02, 2023
Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality Outcomes were mixed, depending on the operation Aug 02, 2023
Routinely Removed Organ Linked to Increased Mortality, Cancer Risk Cardiothoracic surgery often cuts out this little organ as irrelevant. Big mistake, study says Aug 02, 2023
Should People Without Diabetes Use Glucose Monitors? Trend boosted by health buffs on social media, but benefit for healthy adults is unclear Aug 01, 2023
Kombucha Shows Potential Diabetes Benefit in Small Trial Diabetes patients saw glucose levels drop after drinking fermented tea Aug 01, 2023
Unexplained Heart Enlargement May Be Causing Sudden Deaths in Obesity Increased ventricular mass without the usual etiologies of heart disease was noted Jul 28, 2023
Impella Devices Recalled After Deaths, Injuries Tied to TAVR Interactions Recall involves new instructions for use without devices needing to be returned Jul 28, 2023
Albuminuria Testing Falling Short in Patients at Risk for CKD If testing rates followed recommendations, some could start necessary meds sooner Jul 27, 2023
Trial Supports GLP-1 After Underwhelming Metabolic Surgery Helped more patients achieve clinically significant weight loss Jul 27, 2023
Bronny James, Son of NBA Star LeBron James, Stabilized After Cardiac Arrest James is the second USC basketball player to collapse from cardiac arrest over the last year Jul 26, 2023
Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Cigna Sued Over Claims Algorithm; Tainted Ground Beef Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 26, 2023
Statin Reduced Risk of Heart Disease in People With HIV Reduction in MACE did not come with serious adverse events Jul 24, 2023
AI Can Play a Role in Reducing Stroke Disparities But concerns remain about the potential for bias and differential access Jul 24, 2023
Experts Demand Overhaul of Organ Transplant System During Senate Hearing Patient representative has "zero confidence" in change if UNOS remains involved Jul 21, 2023
A Code Blue While Dressed in Red "He actually had a cardiac arrest right in the middle of a national cardiac conference" Jul 21, 2023 podcast
American Guidelines Sour on Beta-Blockers for Chronic Coronary Disease For some people, revascularization to improve symptoms or help survival also endorsed Jul 20, 2023