Do Race, Sex Factor Into Who Has Donor Heart Offers Turned Down by Transplant Docs? Black people, men receive more offers before one is accepted Mar 25, 2024
Fixed-Dose Macitentan/Tadalafil Combo Gets FDA Approval for PAH Opsynvi puts two drugs commonly prescribed for pulmonary arterial hypertension into one tablet Mar 25, 2024
Expanded Label Officially Makes Bempedoic Acid a CVD Prevention Medication New indications supported by CLEAR Outcomes trial Mar 22, 2024
Concomitant SSRI and Oral Anticoagulant Use Tied to Major Bleeding Risk Patients taking both drugs should be closely monitored, researchers advised Mar 22, 2024
Most Popular DOAC Holds Its Own Against Edoxaban in Those Age 80 and Up Apixaban associated with fewer bleeds in observational cohort study Mar 22, 2024
Graphic Images on Cigarettes of Smoking's Harm Are Constitutional, Court Rules Partial victory for federal regulators seeking to toughen warning labels Mar 22, 2024
Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke Mar 21, 2024
Wider Pool of Impella Heart Pumps Caught in Recall After 49 Deaths Devices require label correction for left ventricle perforation risk Mar 21, 2024
In Heart Failure, Thinking Care Will Be Unaffordable May Mean Poorer Outcomes Distress over high cost of treatment in a Chinese study was linked to survival, quality of life Mar 21, 2024
Heart Disease Outcomes Better When Anxiety, Depression Are Treated Benefits associated with psychotherapy, antidepressants seen in analysis of Medicaid records Mar 21, 2024
Novel Oral Antihypertensive Gets FDA's Blessing Aprocitentan becomes the first endothelin receptor antagonist for BP lowering Mar 20, 2024
Glucose Changes in Type 1 Diabetes May Affect Thinking Speed Some T1D patients showed very different responses to the same glucose level Mar 19, 2024
Early Stroke Scare With Bivalent COVID Vaccines Unsupported by Large Study Low absolute risk emerged for flu vaccines, however Mar 19, 2024
Is SGLT2 Inhibitor-Associated Ketoacidosis Treated With Enough Insulin? Study suggests these patients receive significantly lower doses vs those with T1D ketoacidosis Mar 18, 2024
Structural Heart Metrics Debut; Amenorrhea-CVD Link; Once-a-Day Antianginal? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 18, 2024
Delta-8 THC Use Common in Teens; New Drug-Coated Balloon for Blocked Stents Also in TTHealthWatch: new screening methods for colorectal cancer Mar 16, 2024 podcast
EHR Alerts Trigger Primary Care Clinics to Improve Hypertension Care in CKD Greater reduction in systolic BP over usual care in randomized trial Mar 15, 2024
Meth-Related Cardiomyopathy: Where the Biggest Clusters Are Innovative, targeted approaches sought out groups by age, sex, location Mar 14, 2024
Slowing of Peripheral Artery Disease: Another Liraglutide Benefit? GLP-1 receptor agonist significantly slowed progression over 6 months Mar 13, 2024
DAPT Maintains Early Neurologic Function in Mild-Moderate Stroke Do benefits of clopidogrel-aspirin apply when going up a notch in stroke severity? Mar 13, 2024
Don't Drive on These Meds; Darryl Strawberry's Heart Attack; CDC Airport Screening Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 13, 2024
LVAD Monitoring App Recall; ADHD Drug & CVD Risk; Value of ATTR Treatments? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 12, 2024
Serious Issues With Slow Heartbeat Flagged for Afib Patients on Antiarrhythmics Pacemaker, syncope rates prompt advice not to ignore bradycardia issue Mar 11, 2024
Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentary Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk Mar 09, 2024 podcast
Use of CGM Linked to Lower Risk of Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes Use of CGM devices, either solo or with insulin pumps, tied to lower odds of the complication Mar 08, 2024
Cardiometabolic Disorders Tend to Accompany a 'Lazy Eye' Persistent amblyopia associated with myocardial infarction and death Mar 08, 2024
Wegovy Approved for Major Heart Disease Prevention New indication for patients with obesity or overweight and a history of cardiovascular disease Mar 08, 2024
Obesity Drugs Like Wegovy Are Meant for Long-Term Use, but Some Want to Stop Other patients have been forced to ration or halt doses due to drug costs Mar 08, 2024
Interventions Can Reduce CVD Risk Factors in HIV Patients, Studies Show Lowering blood pressure, cholesterol prove feasible in randomized trials Mar 07, 2024
One-Week GLP-1 Agonist Hold Not Enough Before Anesthesia? Even following this rule, increased residual gastric content still prevalent Mar 07, 2024
10,000 Steps Lowers Death Risk; Obesity Drug Beats Wegovy; Lead in Cinnamon Warning Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 07, 2024
FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor Dexcom's Stelo system available without a prescription by the summer Mar 06, 2024
CVD Risks Tied to Teeny-Tiny Plastics Lodged in Atherosclerotic Plaque And the prevalence of microplastics and nanoplastics is only increasing Mar 06, 2024
Semaglutide Reduced Inflammatory Biomarkers in HIV Patients With Lipohypertrophy Levels of IL-6, high-sensitivity CRP, and soluble CD163 were decreased with the GLP-1 agonist Mar 06, 2024
Afib Might Be a Not-So-Pleasant Aftertaste of Sweetened Beverages Atrial fibrillation risk associated with drinks made with added sugar or artificial sweetener Mar 05, 2024
First DCB Approved; DAPT Bleeds With Low LDL-C; Pre-CABG Cardiac Rehab Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 05, 2024
FDA Says Eating Yogurt May Reduce Diabetes Risk Products will be allowed to carry claims as long as they don't mislead consumers Mar 04, 2024
Trader Joe's 60,000-Pound Recall; Will Shortz's Stroke; Oregon Recriminalizing Drugs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 04, 2024
Medicaid Expansion and Healthcare Workers; Cardiac Rehabilitation Also in TTHealthWatch: cognition and memory after COVID Mar 02, 2024 podcast
Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease Study supports hypothesis that placental abnormalities are intertwined with brain development Mar 01, 2024
