Start Rhythm Control Early for Afib With Heart Failure EAST-AFNET 4 trial finds similar benefits across ejection fraction ranges Jul 31, 2021
Driving Patterns Pinpoint Early Alzheimer's Disease Subtle shifts in on-road behavior suggest GPS-based biomarkers may have merit Jul 30, 2021
Could Zapping the Spine Help Prevent Afib in High-Risk CABG Patients? Pilot study yields dramatic results Jul 30, 2021
LBB Pacing Linked to Better Outcomes in Comparative Study Observational findings were promising Jul 30, 2021
Cardiac Patch Monitors Don't Match Up on Detection In simultaneous-use comparison, one device came out on top Jul 30, 2021
COVID-19: Persistent Cognitive Effects, Uptick in Alzheimer's Biomarkers Findings link cognitive impairment and long-lasting anosmia Jul 29, 2021
DOAC Reduces Stroke Risk After Ventricular Ablation Study treatment superior to aspirin, STROKE-VT trial shows Jul 29, 2021
FDA OKs First Interchangeable Insulin Biosimilar Semglee and Lantus insulin glargine products can now be swapped by pharmacists Jul 29, 2021
SGLT2 Inhibitor Adds Years of Life to Patients With Heart Failure DAPA-HF group makes projections as long-term data are lacking Jul 28, 2021
Aducanumab: What to Know If You Prescribe Recommendations may change when trial data are published Jul 27, 2021
Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says Jul 26, 2021
Changes in Epicardial Fat May Drive SGLT2 Inhibitor Benefits More insight into mechanisms behind empagliflozin's cardioprotection Jul 26, 2021
Better Air, Better Brains Reducing air pollution tied to lower dementia risk, slower cognitive decline Jul 26, 2021
Stroke Thrombectomy: Strict Mismatch Criteria Not Necessary After 16 Hours? Looser imaging criteria would open door to wider eligibility Jul 26, 2021
Triathlete Seeks Help After Repeated Spells of Heart Palpitations Sports career/training can trigger Afib Jul 26, 2021
Surprising Tradeoffs of Valve-in-Valve TAVR vs Redo Surgery Observational study suggests excess readmissions with less invasive procedure Jul 23, 2021
Doubling Semaglutide Dose Helps Get HbA1c Under Control But when is it time to add another agent to the mix? Jul 22, 2021
Watchman FLX Stays on Track for Stroke Prevention Next-generation LAA occluder maintains good results at 2 years Jul 22, 2021
Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR? Current GDMT titration approach under fire during TVT debate Jul 21, 2021
Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill' News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 21, 2021
Staying on Pimavanserin Cut Dementia-Related Psychosis Relapse However, late-stage trial couldn't separate efficacy in dementia subtypes Jul 21, 2021
After Some Early Successes for Bicuspid TAVR, a Randomized Trial May Be Unlikely Are observational data on highly selected patients good enough? Jul 21, 2021
Spinal Cord Stimulation OK'd for Diabetic Nerve Pain First device of its kind to gain FDA approval for painful diabetic neuropathy Jul 19, 2021
CV Risk in PsA: Do Drugs Matter? Study weighs in on heart safety of TNF inhibitors versus other biologics Jul 19, 2021
HIV Independently Tied to More Severe COVID-19 WHO analysis also shows higher risk for inhospital mortality Jul 18, 2021
Dexcom's CGM Interoperability Expands; Warfarin and Osteoporosis; Maine Bans PFAS News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jul 18, 2021
Phone Calls Spot Early Alzheimer's Predictive model identified vocal features of dementia patients from everyday speech Jul 16, 2021
Brain Implant Translates Neural Signals Into Sentences Neuroprosthesis decodes input from brain to vocal tract in stroke patient who cannot speak Jul 14, 2021
Scarring on an Otherwise Normal Heart: Reassuring Data Emerge Phenomenon tied to very low burden of major arrhythmic events Jul 14, 2021
Trouble Looms With Pacemakers After Aortic Valve Replacement Permanent pacemaker implantation of clinical significance in cohort study Jul 13, 2021
Vascular Function: Another Benefit of Bariatric Surgery Macrovascular, microvascular gains accrue for nearly all patient groups Jul 12, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention Jul 11, 2021
Finerenone OK'd for Slowing Kidney Disease in T2D Drug also indicated for cardiovascular event risk reduction Jul 09, 2021
FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist Jul 09, 2021
Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Says New phenomenon suggests perils of not performing biopsy in time Jul 07, 2021
COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 06, 2021
Regenerative Therapy Makes Headway in HF ... in the Right Patients Study of autologous skeletal cell-patch implantation in Japan Jul 02, 2021
A Day in the Life of a Doctor: ICU Night Shift Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she navigates a patient's cardiac arrest. Jul 02, 2021
