In late October, the Baltimore Orioles replaced their outgoing director of draft operations with an internal hire, Mount Airy’s own Matt Blood, who was elevated to become the vice president of player development and domestic scouting for the team. In his new role he said he will continue to oversee the development side of drafted […]
George L. Bakris, MD Credit: American Heart Association A single dose of zilebesiran was safe and effective in reducing systolic blood pressure among people with mild-to-moderate hypertension, for up to 6 months, according to new findings from the phase 2 KARDIA study.1 The late-breaking research, presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023 […]
With the government scaling back COVID-19 case number updates, it may seem the virus has disappeared from the public consciousness. But experts say Australia is now in its eighth COVID-19 wave. All states and territories have seen a rise in confirmed cases and the number of hospitalisations over the last two and a half months, federal health department data shows. With case […]
A Takeda Pharmaceutical drug is now the first FDA-approved therapy for a rare, inherited enzyme deficiency that leads to blood clotting problems and a cascade of complications, some of them potentially fatal. The disease, congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP), stems from a mutation in the gene that codes for ADAMTS13, an enzyme that regulates blood […]
In this crossover study where food was prepared and shipped, patients had an 8-mm Hg reduction in systolic BP in just a week. Switching from a high-sodium diet to a low-sodium diet can significantly slash blood pressure in the majority of middle-aged and elderly adults, according to results from the CARDIA-SSBP crossover study. With data […]
Three out of four people can lower their blood pressure by simply reducing salt in their diet to less than a teaspoon a day, according to new research. Even patients already on blood pressure-reducing drugs can bring it down further by not adding the popular condiment to food, say scientists. They found that consuming one […]
Sure, Dallas led the NHL in faceoff success, ranked third in penalty kill success and was third in goals against average, but the fact this team was able to go 18-4-4 in games against divisional opponents really helped pave the way to confidence down the stretch and an eventual run to the Western Conference finals. […]
A new study shows cutting out one teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can help lower your blood pressure just as much as blood pressure medication. Researchers at Northwestern University say the benefits of lowering the amount of sodium in a person’s diet are dramatic. Between 70 and 75 percent of people studied […]
There are close connections between obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the cardiovascular system that can be understood through the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) construct, explained Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD, FAHA, the Robert E. Meyerhoff assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, during a session at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. […]
A medical worker inoculates a recipient with a COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary inoculation site in Haidian District in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 11, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua) Medical experts warned of a potential spike in COVID-19 infections in the coming winter season. While this could pose a threat to the elderly and vulnerable populations, experts […]