Polypill Proves Its Mettle for Heart Protection Post-MI Trial affirms benefit of single drug-combo pill compared with usual care in secondary prevention Aug 26, 2022
No Detrimental Impact on Cognition With Entresto for Heart Failure Cost may be reason for underutilization, rather than concerns about cognition, expert noted Aug 26, 2022
From the Edge of Death: A Doctor's Journey Rana Awdish, MD, on her life-changing crisis and seeing the humanity in medicine Aug 23, 2022 podcast
Lowering Antenatal Betamethasone Dose Misses in Randomized Trial In BETADOSE study, half-dose regimen fails to meet noninferiority criteria Aug 22, 2022
COVID Clotting Risk; Monkeypox Guidelines; Cutoffs for Gestational Diabetes Also in TTHealthWatch: effect of remote ischemic conditioning in stroke Aug 20, 2022 podcast
Stroke Care Pathway Breaks Down for the Mentally Ill Lower use of reperfusion therapy attributed to lower stroke recognition Aug 19, 2022
Early Data Mixed for Home-Based Brain Stimulation After Stroke Certain subgroups may see more cognitive benefit Aug 18, 2022
Life-Threatening Collapsed Lung: Survival Better With Prehospital Needle Insertion Should prehospital needle decompression be used more frequently in trauma cases? Aug 17, 2022
Stroke Disability Eased by Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Randomized Trial Will this alternative to reperfusion therapies hold up in further studies? Aug 16, 2022
Long COVID and Variants; New Cancer and Diabetes Blood Marker Also in TTHealthWatch: treatment of asymptomatic kidney stones Aug 13, 2022 podcast
Blood Biomarkers Enhance Brain Injury Prognosis Two studies support prediction of death, severe outcomes after TBI Aug 12, 2022
Viewers Unmoved by Price Info in Heart Drug Commercials Would other policies work better to curb high medication prices? Aug 12, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Endocarditis Tied to Whopping Mortality Risk Within Years Staph, enterococci were the deadliest in population-based Danish study Aug 10, 2022
Less Invasive Surfactant Delivery Works for Tiniest Newborns Less requirement for mechanical ventilation adverse in very preterm infants Aug 09, 2022
Stenting Hits Another Wall in Intracranial Stenosis Stroke Trial disappoints, but another hints at benefit for tirofiban in this stroke population Aug 09, 2022
Newborns of Disabled Mothers Face Birth Risks Smaller babies, more preterm births observed Aug 08, 2022
No Worsening Cardiac Dysfunction in Long COVID Other harms likely contribute to dyspnea, HF after COVID-19 hospitalization Aug 05, 2022
ICU Stay Doubles Dementia Risk Higher risks of both Alzheimer's and all-type dementia seen Aug 02, 2022
Heart Disease Will Surge Over the Coming Decades Worsening racial disparities are also projected Aug 01, 2022
Racial Disparities Seen in Preemie Lung Disease Infants of Black mothers face more challenges with bronchopulmonary dysplasia Aug 01, 2022
HF Readmission Risk Flagged by Nurses' Bedside Lung Scans It doesn't take a doctor to catch congestion Jul 25, 2022
Does Additional MRI Help CT-Diagnosed Stroke Patients? Investigators acknowledge MRI's value in various circumstances Jul 21, 2022
Fluid Therapy Showdown in Cardiac Surgery Disfavors Albumin Major adverse events not reduced, and some complications increased Jul 19, 2022
Blood Viscosity Enters the Equation in COVID Mortality Its association with death may be unrelated to inflammation Jul 18, 2022
Neurobehavioral Patterns in the NICU Tied to Adverse Outcomes in Toddlers Very preterm infants with high-risk neurobehavioral patterns at risk for cognitive, motor delays Jul 18, 2022
Dual COVID-Flu Jabs Associated With Modest Uptick of Mild Reactions Fatigue, headache, myalgia reported more frequently Jul 15, 2022
Early Sepsis Control Tied to Lower 90-Day Mortality Greatest risk reduction for GI, soft tissue interventions Jul 14, 2022
Defeat for Erythropoietin in Infant Encephalopathy Tide turns for presumed treatment for neonatal brain dysfunction Jul 13, 2022
Latest Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant: Back to the Drawing Board? Researchers hope to learn more from xenotransplants in brain-dead recipients Jul 12, 2022
CDC: Pandemic Spurred Deadly Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections Hospital-related infections, deaths rose at least 15% in 2020 Jul 12, 2022
Pulse Oximeters Choke Oxygen Delivery to Minorities in ICU Overestimation of oxygen saturation has real consequences for darker skin patients Jul 11, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Access to Post-Acute Care Linked to Lower Hospital Readmission Rates Fewer readmissions in areas with more primary care physicians, nursing home beds per capita Jul 07, 2022
Whopping Mortality Benefit in Severe COVID Trial Oral sabizabulin showed 55% reduction in risk for death in hospitalized patients Jul 07, 2022
People With Gum Disease Are More Prone to Heart Failure Add HF to the list of cardiovascular conditions associated with periodontitis Jul 06, 2022
FLCCC Co-Founder's Medical License Expires Paul Marik, MD, says he does not intend to renew his license or obtain a new one Jul 06, 2022
Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults Jun 29, 2022
Which Advanced HF Patients Are Entresto-Intolerant in the Real World? 1 in 6 dropped out from the LIFE trial because of side effects Jun 27, 2022