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
CDC Study: Income-Related Inequalities Widening in Diabetes Disparities differed by sex and age group Jul 01, 2021
ADA 2021 Roundup: SoliMix Trial; Byetta for Teens; Driving in Hypoglycemia Noteworthy research from the American Diabetes Association virtual meeting Jun 30, 2021
Genetics, Socioeconomic Factors Each Tied to Diabetes and Obesity People with highest risk genetics more than 15 times more likely to have T2D Jun 30, 2021
I Have a Disability Too, I Told My Patient Disclosure can benefit patients and the healthcare system alike Jun 30, 2021
Liraglutide and Insulin Come Out on Top for Glycemic Control in GRADE study Head-to-head comparison could help individualize treatment Jun 29, 2021
Resmetirom Delivers Promising Outcomes in NASH Without Invasive Follow-Up Real-world study also identifies noninvasive markers for treatment response Jun 29, 2021
First TTS Case After mRNA Shot; Fake Fellow Strikes Out; Disappearing Pacemaker Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 29, 2021
Investigational GLP-1 RA Cuts Heart, Renal Risk in Vulnerable Diabetes Patients Exendin-4-based drug succeeded in cardiovascular outcomes trial Jun 28, 2021
180-Day Continuous Glucose Monitor Shows Promise in Adults With Diabetes Implantable Eversense system demonstrates accuracy in prospective study Jun 28, 2021
Hospitalization Rates for New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Kids Took Off During Pandemic "COVID-19 disrupted our lives in more ways than we realize" Jun 26, 2021
Combo GIP/GLP-1 Drug Superior for HbA1c Reduction in T2D 40-week trial compared tirzepatide head-to-head with injectable semaglutide Jun 25, 2021
Should a 'Three Strikes' Rule Apply to Stroke Thrombectomy? Reconsider forging ahead with repeated clot retrieval attempts, study suggests Jun 23, 2021
'Modest' Erectile Dysfunction Benefit With GLP-1 Agonist Dulaglutide didn't improve pre-existing symptoms, but did prevent some new cases Jun 23, 2021
Best Pediatric Endocrinology Hospitals; Standards of Diabetes Care Updated News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jun 20, 2021
Caffeine Effects on PVC Frequency: A Self-Experiment The Skeptical Cardiologist sees dramatic changes on ambulatory cardiac monitoring Jun 18, 2021
First Close Look at Presumed Myocarditis Cases After COVID Vaccination Case reports suggest a favorable clinical course after hospitalization Jun 17, 2021
Cooling Strategy After Cardiac Arrest Dealt Another Blow No improvement over standard care with early treatment of fever, TTM2 group finds Jun 16, 2021
Best MIS-C Treatment? Murky Picture Emerges Large U.S. and international surveillance data series come to conflicting conclusions Jun 16, 2021
ACP: Pump the Brakes on New Organ Procurement Method Organization says NRP-cDCD may violate dead-donor rule Jun 15, 2021
Zanubrutinib Tops Ibrutinib in Relapsed or Refractory CLL Better overall response rate, less cardiotoxicity, with second-generation BTK inhibitor Jun 14, 2021
Early Vax Myocarditis Data; Novel RAAS Inhibitor; Star Athletes Collapse Mid-Game Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 14, 2021
What Leads to Patients With Diabetes Relapsing After Bariatric Surgery? Risk factors included longer diabetes duration, higher preop HbA1c in Swedish study Jun 14, 2021
Nearly a Five-Fold Difference Between States in Use of Bariatric Surgery Weight loss procedure underutilized in areas with highest obesity prevalence Jun 13, 2021
Patients with Class I Obesity Still Benefit from Weight-Loss Surgery It may be time to update NIH-established indications for bariatric surgery, experts say Jun 12, 2021
Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment Depression and vascular disease may play roles Jun 11, 2021
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Decreased Stroke Risk Out to 5 Years "Clinically important" finding, says researcher Jun 11, 2021
An Unhealthy Diet Feeds Into Clonal Hematopoiesis Can diet mitigate the CVD risk of this age-related genetic phenomenon? Jun 09, 2021
Brain Vein Clots Less Likely With Vaccine Than With Severe COVID Study provides a better basis for weighing the relative risks Jun 08, 2021
More Insight on Which Kids Are Most at Risk for Severe COVID-19 Large database helps inform differences in pediatric illness patterns Jun 07, 2021
Acalabrutinib Offers Less Wear and Tear on the Heart in CLL Patients BTK inhibitor had less cardiotoxicity than ibrutinib, but similar efficacy Jun 07, 2021
Troponin Testing Presents Problems in Kidney-Impaired People High-sensitivity assays work but may flag many patients unnecessarily Jun 07, 2021
Op-Ed: Does Your Patient Really Have Diastolic Dysfunction? The Skeptical Cardiologist highlights the confusion in "diastology" Jun 05, 2021
Medtronic's LVAD Pulled From Market Due to Neurological, Mortality Risks Physicians must stop implanting the HeartWare system, says FDA Jun 03, 2021
Guns for Vaccinations; IU Health Joins the Mandate Club; NFL Ends 'Race-Norming' A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 03, 2021
Simplified 9-1-1 Interactions Spurred More Bystander CPR Improvements seen in Los Angeles regardless of callers' English proficiency Jun 02, 2021