GLP-1 Drug Boosts T1D Control A1c, glucose, weight, blood pressure all improved in randomized trial Jun 24, 2018
Basal Insulin Doesn't Cut Hypoglycemia Risk Vs NPH in T2D Similar hypoglycemia-related emergency department and hospital admissions Jun 24, 2018
Dual-Hormone Artificial Pancreas Ups T1D Glucose Control Rapid insulin plus pramlintide also reduced glucose variability Jun 24, 2018
180-Day Implantable CGM Deemed Safe in T1D Patients The system's accuracy stabilized with longer use, researchers reported Jun 23, 2018
Closed-Loop T1D Systems Show Promise Omnipod, Diabeloop systems offer better glucose control than conventional treatment Jun 23, 2018
Severity of Mom's Diabetes May Up Autism Risk in Their Kids But GDM diagnosed after 26 weeks' gestation not associated with excess risk versus no diabetes Jun 23, 2018
ADA's 2018 Meeting Spotlight Latest Trials One of anticipated includes pediatric outcomes of RISE trial Jun 21, 2018
Cardiovascular Risk in RA: Beyond Inflammation? With adverse lifestyle plus bad genes plus inflammation, 'you unleash hell' Jun 16, 2018
Meds Improve Cardiovascular Risk in RA Benefits seen for hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate, and tocilizumab Jun 15, 2018
E-Cigarette Flavorings May Harm Blood Vessels Cell studies show short-term endothelial disruption with exposure Jun 14, 2018
Post-Op VTE Risk Up After Intra-Op Blood Transfusion Deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism more common within 30 days Jun 14, 2018
Key Mediterranean Diet Trial Retracted But republished results show same advantage after excluding protocol violations Jun 13, 2018
Studies on Post-STEMI Tx Seen Marred by Faulty Endpoint MSI calculated from edema-based AAR problematic, researchers say Jun 13, 2018
A Better LDL Calculation Method Friedewald lowballed lipids; Martin/Hopkins was on par with lab reference Jun 13, 2018
Euro, U.S. Hypertension Guidelines Not So Different BP guideline guru Suzanne Oparil, MD, weighs in Jun 13, 2018
Europe Stands Pat on Hypertension Thresholds ESC doesn't follow ACC/AHA on diagnostic cutoff, focuses on control rates Jun 09, 2018
Why Does Anyone Still Eat Egg Whites? Ovophiliac Anthony Pearson, MD, likes some recent studies Jun 06, 2018
Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms Jun 06, 2018
Do You Preach According to the Gospel of Saint Ablation? Milton Packer calls on electrophysiologists to embrace rigorous evidence interpretation Jun 06, 2018
Select STEMI Patients Gain Microvascular Boost with Novel Device Infarct sizes also smaller with PCI add-on May 25, 2018
Pilot Study Hints at IABP Benefit for Some STEMI Patients Trend toward better prognosis in those with persistent post-PCI ischemia May 25, 2018
Aspirin Appears Protective in COPD Patients Too early for recommendations, but rate of 'moderate acute' exacerbation was reduced May 24, 2018
LAMA Tx Didn't Up Heart Disease Risk in COPD Cardiovascular outcomes similar to placebo-treated patients May 23, 2018
Novel Renal Denervation Catheters Showing Modest BP Reductions The latest from sham-controlled Symplicity Spyral and Paradise trials May 23, 2018
Warfarin Class Tied to Higher Death Rate in COPD Retrospective results shouldn't change practice, but deserve more study May 23, 2018
Carvedilol Helps Protect Heart During PPGL Surgery Med offers superior blocking for cardiac complications in pheochromocytoma May 23, 2018
Study: Hospitals Overuse VTE Prophylaxis 65% of patients in non-ICU wards in Michigan got more than recommended May 22, 2018
Europeans Stand Behind FFR-, iFR-Guided PCI for Stable CAD EAPCI backs it as studies signals benefit in soft and hard outcomes May 22, 2018
ORBITA: Physiology Predicts PCI Impact on Ischemia in Stable Angina But still no symptom advantage over sham in further-adjusted analysis May 22, 2018
CPAP Lowered Heart Rate in Prediabetics with Sleep Apnea Magnitude of reductions in comparable to beta-blockers, researchers say May 21, 2018
Hypogonadal Men See Better Heart Health on Testosterone Tx Fewer deaths due to MACE seen over 10 years versus controls May 21, 2018
Do You Know the Best Way to Take At-Home BP? Anthony Pearson, MD, wonders why patients shouldn't cross their legs May 21, 2018
Dapagliflozin Tied to Drop in Hepcidin Levels Decrease may boost hematocrit and hemoglobin after SGLT-2 inhibitor therapy May 20, 2018
Genetics Identified for Alcohol-Related Heart Damage Variant in titin-coding gene may contribute to cardiomyopathy susceptibility May 15, 2018
AACE 2018: Setting a Course for Endocrinology's Future Annual meeting highlights include new obesity treatments, nutrition medicine, intensive T2D management May 15, 2018
Hyoscyamine Subs for Pacemaker in Afib with Bradycardia When administered four times a day, according to a case study May 14, 2018
Low NOAC Adherence Worse Than Taking Warfarin? Higher thromboembolic risk seen in observational data May 14, 2018
Ticagrelor Linked to Sleep Apnea, Dyspnea Breathing problems particularly common with this particular antiplatelet May 14, 2018
LAA Closure Device Thrombi 'Not Infrequent,' May Cause Strokes Timing suggests causation in at least half of strokes with device-related thrombi May 13, 2018
