Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Every additional step up to around 10,000 steps per day reduces the risk of death and cardiovascular disease (CVD), regardless of how much remaining time is spent sedentary, reports a large population-based study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Some previous studies have shown that greater daily step
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Boston Scientific’s Agent Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB), the first coronary DCB for the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis in patients with coronary artery disease, the company has announced in a news release. In-stent restenosis makes up an estimated 10% of percutaneous coronary interventions in the United States. …
MedPage Today) — Having patients waiting for knee arthroplasty undergo a preoperative program of weight loss, exercise, and other interventions gave them modestly improved pain, function, and quality of life, a small randomized trial showed…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The current policy of mandatory calorie labeling in large food businesses in England could potentially prevent approximately 730 deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) between 2022 and 2041—and if the policy were extended to all English food businesses, could potentially prevent around 9,200 CVD deaths over the same time period, suggests first
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Welcome to the world of modern medicine. Computer vision tools can accurately detect suspicious skin lesions or predict coronary artery disease from scans. Data-driven robots are guiding minimally invasive surgery. Machine learning can be applied to analyses of patients’ genomic and molecular data to detect diseases such as Alzheimer’s or to
A new position statement from the Endocrine Society aims to help clinicians prioritize patient experiences in the management of diabetes to optimize outcomes. The statement reflects consensus from two virtual roundtables held in 2022, with participation from representatives of the American Diabetes Association, the American College of Cardiology…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A UCLA Health-led study found a combination of interventions of one-on-one telehealth coaching, peer support forums, and automated text messages more than doubled the use of the HIV prevention strategy, called PrEP, among younger, at-risk Americans, a group that historically has had low use of the medication. The randomized controlled trial
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to angiography-guided PCI alone, the most commonly used method. These are the results from the largest and most comprehensive clinical study of its kind comparing two
MedPage Today) — Annual breast cancer screening at ages 40 to 79 resulted in the greatest reduction in mortality, according to a study comparing various screening scenarios. Using Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET…