The American Red Cross is encouraging people to add a new tradition as the holiday season begins: Spread cheer with a blood or platelet donation. Donations are critical to the blood supply as the holiday season draws near — a time when blood donations often decline. Donors of all blood types are urged to give, […]
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A new study led by Dr. Mark Siedner, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, sheds light on the rebound effect of Paxlovid, a popular antiviral treatment for COVID-19. While Pfizer initially reported a low occurrence rate of rebound, around 2.3%, subsequent studies have shown higher rates, up to 14%. Siedner’s study aimed to specifically […]
The PREVENT equations encompass cardio-kidney-metabolic health and can be used in patients as young as 30 years old. A new risk calculator encompassing the full spectrum of cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic risk factors can estimate both the 10- and 30-year risks of MI, stroke, and heart failure for a broad spectrum of patients even earlier […]
For patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), treatment with α-blockers (ABs) was linked to worse cardiovascular outcomes compared with treatment 5-α reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs). These findings were published in JAMA Network Open and are important as ABs are the most prescribed class of medications for patients with BPH, but their cardiovascular safety profile is not […]
The American Heart Association will release a new clinical tool that removes race as a factor in predicting who will have heart attacks or strokes. Doctors have long relied on a few key patient characteristics to assess risk of a heart attack or stroke, using a calculus that considers blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and diabetes […]
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Almost two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, combat medics have started to perform blood transfusions in the trenches. To carry out this crucial task, the medics are undergoing specialized training. Myroslava Gongadze reports from Bucha, Ukraine. Camera — Eugene Shynkar.