Certain Painkillers Linked to Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetes Population-based study shows older patients with poorly controlled diabetes at particular risk Apr 10, 2023
ECMO Therapy Out of Reach for Multiple Socioeconomic Groups Sex, insurance status, and income all factors in access to advanced critical care therapy Apr 07, 2023
Stroke Outcomes Provide Some Clarity on Kidney-Brain Connection Kidney dysfunction, kidney damage increase risks in different ways, say researchers Apr 07, 2023
Tongue Nerve Stimulator Does Good for Sleep Apnea Patients THN3 trial shows reduced apnea, improvement in quality of life Apr 06, 2023
CMS Cracks Down on Medicare Advantage Marketing, Prior Auth Practices Agency wants to stop schemes that mislead beneficiaries and prohibit unfair denials of care Apr 06, 2023
Timing of Pacemaker, ICD Infections Suggests Closer Wound Checks for Some Researchers stress early detection and treatment of CIED infection Apr 05, 2023
Does Your 80-Year-Old Patient Really Need That Colonoscopy? Physicians often ignore life expectancy in screening decisions, study finds Apr 04, 2023
Mail-Back Envelopes Will Be Dispensed With Outpatient Opioid Scripts Strategy will provide another option to dispose of unneeded medications, FDA says Apr 03, 2023
Brains Shrink With Anti-Amyloid Alzheimer's Drugs Treatments accelerate brain atrophy, but reasons why remain a mystery Mar 31, 2023
WHO Booster Update: Here's What They Got Right and Wrong The organization placed due emphasis on vulnerable groups Mar 30, 2023
Transcatheter Arterialization of Deep Veins Succeeds for No-Option Limb Ischemia Most patients avoided amputation in single-group study Mar 29, 2023
Subclinical Coronary Plaques Still Boost MI Risk Natural history study lays the groundwork for intervention trials Mar 28, 2023
Less Abuse With Extended-Release Oxycodone, Poison Center Data Suggest Percentage involving severe medical outcomes also lowest Mar 28, 2023
Fresh Produce Is an Increasingly Popular Prescription for Chronically Ill Patients But do these initiatives work? Mar 26, 2023
FDA: Watch for Joint Replacement Device Failure After Exactech Recall Revision surgery only recommended for patients with pain Mar 23, 2023
A Conservative Blueprint for Universal Healthcare Achieving universal coverage is possible using the ACA as a framework Mar 23, 2023
Osteoporosis: Another Dementia Predictor? Low bone mineral density in certain places linked with dementia onset Mar 22, 2023
Revolving Door in OR Makes Surgeries Less Efficient Intraoperative staff swaps tied to longer operative time for hip, knee replacements Mar 22, 2023
Tofacitinib May Reduce Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease in RA Patients Retrospective study shows a 69% lower risk with tofacitinib compared with adalimumab Mar 21, 2023
Verbal Skills Better Among Well-Supported Seniors With Depression Another study highlights importance of social support in golden years Mar 21, 2023
Docs' Liking for Knee Injection Tied to Industry Payments Threefold rate for giving hyaluronic acid shots among those paid more than $100 Mar 20, 2023
Post-Op Delirium Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline Cognitive trajectory showed consistent pattern for most of 6-year follow-up Mar 20, 2023
Vascular Events Arguably Related to Too Little Sleep, Not Oversleeping Improving sleep may reduce PAD risk, and vice versa, according to report Mar 16, 2023
Take Risk Into Account Before Repeat Surveillance Colonoscopy, Study Says 58% of seniors with limited life expectancy, no significant findings invited for another round Mar 14, 2023
New Option on Horizon for Younger People With Refractory Knee OA Shock absorber implant seen outperforming osteotomy Mar 10, 2023
Marathon Running Not a Risk Factor for Arthritis A good thing too, because most aren't going to quit Mar 10, 2023
Ankle Docs See Falling Medicare Payments Inflation-adjusted reimbursements for fusion, joint replacement slip Mar 09, 2023
More Sophisticated Imaging Doesn't Necessarily Mean Better Outcomes in Ischemic HF But cardiac MRI, PET may still have value in some patients, per AIMI-HF trial Mar 09, 2023
Adaptive Pacemaker Fails in HFpEF Improvement in oxygen consumption response to physical exertion not observed in a small trial Mar 09, 2023
Autopsies Show Relationship Between Alzheimer's Pathology and Diet in Older Adults Green leafy vegetable intake inversely correlated with pathology in postmortem brain tissue Mar 08, 2023
Virtual Care Team Optimized Heart Failure Medications During Hospitalization Trial shows modest effect with daily recommendations to the treating team Mar 07, 2023
Statin Users Show LDL Doesn't Come Close to Telling Whole Story of ASCVD Residual inflammation is important factor of cardiovascular risk Mar 07, 2023
Incident Cognitive Impairment Tied to Stress More than one in five older adults report high levels of perceived stress Mar 07, 2023
FDA Mandate on Acetaminophen-Opioid Combinations Appeared Effective Hospitalizations for liver toxicity declined after FDA limited acetaminophen dose Mar 07, 2023
Sotatercept, Fixed-Dose Combo Therapy on the Right Path for PAH More therapeutic options suggested by STELLAR, A DUE trials Mar 06, 2023
After Severe COVID, Cognitive Trajectories Go One of Three Ways Cognitive impairment persisted for 1 year in some patients age 50 and older Mar 06, 2023
