Credit: Antoni Shkraba Studio from Pexels In a new report published in JAMA Cardiology, health policy experts at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have shown that many US adults are unaware they have high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol—three major risk
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Giving a P2Y12 inhibitor anti-clotting drug to patients with coronary artery disease is associated with lower rates of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke compared with traditional aspirin, with no increased risk of major bleeding, finds a study published by The BMJ. P2Y12 inhibitors are often given to patients alongside aspirin
MedPage Today) — With 182 trials and 138 novel drugs, the 2025 Alzheimer’s disease drug pipeline has more activity than it did in 2024, an analysis showed. (Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions) People…
MedPage Today) — CHICAGO — Late-phase trials that showed superiority for an experimental intervention on a surrogate endpoint did not necessarily lead to improvements in overall survival (OS) or quality of life (QOL), according to a meta-epidemiologic…
MedPage Today) — Cardiovascular mortality has been higher than usual since the COVID-19 pandemic, data from Massachusetts suggested. Records from the state showed that the observed number of cardiac deaths in 2020 was 16% higher than expected…
Silicone breast implants were introduced in the 1960s and have since gained popularity as staples in plastic surgery for aesthetic and reconstructive purposes. Health concerns related to breast implants have sparked intense debate due to inconclusive evidence regarding long-term outcomes. A significant challenge lies in the absence of reliable population-based estimates of implant prevalence rates
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV (ARV Guidelines Panel), in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), developed statin therapy recommendations
Graphical abstract. Credit: Device (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.device.2025.100804 Given the rise in brain-based conditions and the growing development and investment in neurotechnologies to target them, it is important to understand how the public views these interventions and whether they would be willing to use them. To explore this, researchers conducted a survey of over 1,000 U.S.
TOPLINE: In children undergoing cardiac surgery by thoracotomy, paravertebral blocks with ropivacaine reduced opioid consumption by nearly half within 24 hours after surgery compared with local anesthetic, while also reducing pain scores at 6 and 12 hours after the operation. However, the approach did not speed recovery from the procedure…
MedPage Today) — In acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a prasugrel (Effient)-based antiplatelet regimen passed muster for reducing bleeding without compromising ischemic protection after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). 4D-ACS trial investigators…