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Asymptomatic infections may underlie recent rise in whooping cough

LA JOLLA, CA—In a new study published in Cell Host & Microbe, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) compared the immune response of individuals who received older versus newer versions of the whooping cough vaccine. The unexpected findings may help explain the recent rise in whooping cough cases and point to potential targets […]

Daily Pitavastatin Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in People With HIV

Among people living with HIV, those who received pitavastatin were 35% less likely to experience a major cardiovascular event compared with those who received placebo, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.1 The phase 3 Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE) included 7769 participants with HIV who […]

Study finds high blood glucose levels sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/study-finds-high-blood.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/study-finds-high-blood.jpg" data-sub-html="Enhanced chemotherapy response with hyperglycemia in patients with stage IV PDAC. Nelson-Aalen cumulative hazard curves of patients with metastatic PDAC, stratified by glycemic status among patients who received ≥ 2 cycles of chemotherapy (a) and those who did not receive any treatment (b). Patients’ data are provided in the Source Data file. […]

SPOTLIGHT: Statin lowers cardiovascular disease risk in people living with HIV, large study finds

HIV increases a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), but there are unanswered questions about how to best manage this elevated risk. One such question is whether using a class of cholesterol-lowering medications called statins could reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in people living with HIV who have a low […]

Here are the best exercises for lowering blood pressure: new study

Don’t move a muscle. There’s plenty of medical advice on how to lower your blood pressure — exercise is right at the top of the list, along with a healthy diet, losing weight and quitting smoking. But new research reveals which types of exercise might be most effective — and it’s probably not what you think. […]

Boots vs. Badges Blood Drive underway at Sarasota Police Headquarters

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Suncoast Blood Center is urging everyone to donate blood at Sarasota Police Department Headquarters Wednesday. The drive is part of the annual Boots vs. Badges Blood Drive. The event is a competition between police and firefighters to see who can raise the most blood donations. You can donate from noon until […]

With STI Cases Rising, Preventx Enters US Market

3-D illustration of a syphilis pathogen (Adobe Stock 211998563 by Christoph Burgstedt) With sexually transmitted infections (STIs) spreading more rapidly in the United States within the last few years, rapid and more accurate testing is needed. This week at the 2023 STI and HIV 2023 World Congress, Preventx announced it will make its solutions available to the […]

Exercise plays a key part in HCM management

Matthew Martinez, MD, director of the Atlantic Health System Sports Cardiology at Morristown Medical Center and a nationally recognized HCM expert, spoke with Cardiovascular Business at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2023 meeting. He explained how HCM care management is changing and how it is not as rare of a disease as previously believed.  […]