by American College of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs, also called PAH) had approximately double the reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) if they took the PAH medications macitentan (10 mg) and tadalafil (40 mg) together in a single tablet...
A wide-gripped pen with magnets designed for Parkinson’s patients
by Win Reynolds, Northwestern University Since its founding, SteadyScrib has tested its new product on more than 40 individuals and created more than 10 different prototypes. Credit: Stephen Lewis When Izzy Mokotoff’s grandfather stopped writing his weekly letters to her in the spring of 2022, she knew she had to find a solution. Parkinson’s disease...
New ablation technology found safe, effective for atrial fibrillation
by American College of Cardiology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new ablation technology known as pulsed field ablation was successful at eliminating episodes of abnormal heart rhythms for 12 months in up to two-thirds of patients, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World...
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Analysis reveals an increasing trend in incidence of youth-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Mar 6 2023 New findings from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine confirm that the rates of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes continue to increase in children and young adults. Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children and young adults also had higher incidence rates of diabetes. The study...
Supervised Exercise Reduces Long-Term Type 2 Diabetes Risk
BY QUINN PHILLIPS | FEBRUARY 28, 2023 Participating in a supervised exercise programs — with either moderate or vigorous exercise as the focus — was linked to a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes over a 10-year period, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Physical activity may help prevent type 2...
NUDGE-FLU: Electronic ‘Nudges’ Boost Flu Shot Uptake in Seniors
Marlene Busko March 05, 2023 Two types of electronically delivered letter strategies — a letter highlighting potential cardiovascular benefits of influenza vaccination and a repeat reminder letter — increased flu shot uptake compared to usual care alone, in a national study of seniors in Denmark. And in a prespecified subanalysis focusing on older adults with cardiovascular disease...
Biden proposes extending Medicare price negotiations to more drugs
March 7, 2023 07:21 AM EST FDA+Law Zachary Brennan Senior Editor The White House put out word this morning that as part of its campaign to keep the Medicare program for seniors solvent, its newly formed drug price negotiations should be extended to even more drugs and take effect more quickly. Building on the Inflation...
What’s Next For ChatGPT In Healthcare?
The Medical Futurist | 5 min | 2 March 2023 You have probably heard that ChatGPT has recently passed business, law and medical exams, qualified as a level-3 coding engineer at Google (with a $180K starting salary!), outperformed most students in microbiology and checked a passable grade in a 12th-grade AP literature test. Of course, better take these results with a pinch of salt....
EARLY, HIGH DOSES OF PLASMA CAN PREVENT COVID HOSPITALIZATIONS
Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, new variant outbreaks continue to fuel economic disruptions and hospitalizations across the globe. Effective therapies remain unavailable in much of the world, and circulating variants have rendered monoclonal antibody treatments ineffective. In the new study in Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers analyzed clinical data and concluded that among outpatients with COVID-19, antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 given...