Reassuring Data on Tranexamic Acid and Blood Clots Yet concerns of thrombotic complications remain Apr 14, 2021
CaMKII Inhibitor Disappoints in Post-MI Cardioprotection First agent of its kind to test the waters in heart disease Apr 14, 2021
NKF 2021: Skewed Transplant Waitlists; Daft Diabetes Care Other noteworthy research presented at the National Kidney Foundation's annual meeting Apr 12, 2021
Common Antibiotics Spell Trouble in Existing Aortopathy More data to support the elevated risk posed by fluoroquinolones to the aortic wall Apr 12, 2021
Post-Marketing Data Confirms Patiromer Safety in Hyperkalemia Rates of death, serious adverse events lower than seen in clinical trial program Apr 11, 2021
AHRQ: Studies Fail to Show Long-Term Benefit for CPAP Sleep apnea specialists dumbfounded at critique of "gold standard" treatment Apr 09, 2021
From VIPIT to VITT: Thrombosis and COVID Vaccines More data support link between adenovirus vector vaccines, blood clotting, and low platelets Apr 09, 2021
Pegloticase Safe for Dialysis Patients With Gout Significant drop in monthly ESA dose seen after treatment, too Apr 09, 2021
Diabetic Kidney Disease Risk Stratifier Helpful Tool for PCPs Test result played into how primary care physicians managed these patients Apr 09, 2021
Childhood Hypertension Risk Lingers Years After Heart Defect Surgery Researchers push for updated recommendations for BP monitoring after surgery Apr 08, 2021
Metformin Well Tolerated in Polycystic Kidney Disease But next question is, will it work Apr 08, 2021
CKD Care Took a Back Seat During Pandemic Telehealth couldn't make up for lack of in-person healthcare visits Apr 08, 2021
Comfort Care on the Rise in Acute Stroke Trends show steep drop in death in-hospital with palliative interventions Apr 08, 2021
New ADHD Drug OK'd; Pimavanserin Rejected for Dementia Psychosis News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 07, 2021
Donor Heart Preserver Survives Review by FDA Advisors Panel had many bones to pick with the Transmedics OCS device Apr 07, 2021
No Cancer Risk With Commonly Used Blood Pressure Meds Largest analysis yet but definitive data remain elusive Apr 05, 2021
Cath Lab Team Easily Trained to Do Stroke Intervention European center reports good results from the start of its endovascular program Apr 05, 2021
Tepezza Restock Coming; Osteoporotic Fractures Broken Down by State News and commentary from the endocrinology world Apr 04, 2021
Stripped of Hospital Privileges, St. Louis Cardiologists Go to Court Suit against SSM Health seeks $50 million if former status not restored Apr 02, 2021
Language Matters During This 'Exciting Time' in Heart Failure A rethinking of what heart failure is and how to communicate with patients Apr 01, 2021
FDA: Arrhythmia Risk With Lamotrigine May Be Class Effect Agency updates warning for people with cardiac disease taking sodium channel blockers Apr 01, 2021
Alarmingly Low Rate of Primary Aldosteronism Detected, Treated Canadian cohort study of 1.1 million adults with hypertension Mar 31, 2021
Dementia Diagnoses Lag in Ethnic and Racial Groups Asian, Hispanic, Black people diagnosed at later stages than white people Mar 29, 2021
Op-Ed: Bill Bryson's Brief Guide to the Heart The Skeptical Cardiologist reviews a new book and finds a red flag for the author Mar 27, 2021
Harmony Pulmonary Valve Gets FDA Nod Transcatheter valve implantation approved for people without surgical RVOT conduits Mar 26, 2021
Hypertension After COVID Vax No Cause for Worry, So Far Disagreement over special precautions for individuals with high BP Mar 25, 2021
Middle-Age Loneliness Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Relationship varied, depending on whether loneliness persisted Mar 25, 2021
Transgender Youth at Risk for Poorer Heart Health Association could be attributed to gender-affirming hormone therapy, researcher says Mar 23, 2021
Choice of Erectile Dysfunction Med May Have Heart Health Implications Large observational study of PDE-5 inhibitors vs alprostadil Mar 23, 2021
Maintenance Semaglutide Keeps Shedding the Pounds Continued weight loss beyond 1 year while on drug; patients switched to placebo gained it back Mar 23, 2021
Bacon and Dementia Risk; Zinc Fingers and Tau; Older Adults Light Up News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Mar 23, 2021
Cardiologist Coughs Up $2M for Unnecessary Procedures Dinesh Shah, MD, allegedly billed for tests that were unnecessary or never done Mar 23, 2021
Hyperglycemia Better Predictor of Severe COVID-19 Than Diabetes Study looked at hospitalized patient outcomes during early months of the pandemic Mar 22, 2021
Just How Common Is Readmission for Diabetic Ketoacidosis? Very -- in fact, "quite alarming," researcher says Mar 22, 2021
Op-Ed: Corn Money is Expanding America's Waistline Dear AMA, please lobby for investment in healthy produce Mar 22, 2021
Op-Ed: Yes, Women Can Have Heart Disease Too Better research can help us understand gender differences and save lives Mar 22, 2021
Positive Data Salvaged for Thrombectomy on Basilar Strokes BEST, BASICS trials not wholly negative, group finds Mar 22, 2021
COVID Strokes: Rates, Types, Disparities The latest stroke data from the pandemic illuminates patterns Mar 20, 2021
Stroke Thrombectomy: 6-Hour Threshold Not So Relevant? Pooled trial analysis supports move to imaging-based criteria Mar 19, 2021
