Cardiovascular

New statement urges engaging patients in their care, collaborating on treatment decisions

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14
Aug

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association reviews strategies to improve shared decision-making in cardiovascular care Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Monday, August 14, 2023 DALLAS, Aug. 14, 2023 – A new American Heart Association scientific statement highlights evidence that supports shared decision-making, a term that describes the process of ensuring […]

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Blood

A continuous glucose monitor helped me discover I have hypoglycemia. Here’s how startup January uses AI to predict blood sugar spikes and crashes and coached me to better food choices.

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14
Aug

Insider’s reporter applied a CGM that — thankfully — didn’t hurt at all, and then recieved AI-generated health data on how food and exercise impacted her blood-sugar levels. Samantha Stokes/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. p” class=”inline-offer pre-churn-offer”> Redeem now The healthcare startup January uses […]

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Blood

In Haiti, Blood Drive at Adventist University Helps Ailing Student

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14
Aug

Dozens of people recently showed up at the Adventist University of Haiti (UNAH) in Port-au-Prince to donate blood for a student hospitalized with a serious blood condition. Sanderva Judeline Joseph, 24, a fourth-year business administration student, had recently been diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare and serious blood condition that occurs when the bone marrow […]

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Cardiovascular

Scottish Medicines Consortium Accepts VAZKEPA to Help Reduce Cardiovascular Risks

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14
Aug

Amarin Corporation plc announces that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted VAZKEPA (icosapent ethyl) for reimbursement with a Patient Access Scheme* for secondary prevention in patients treated with a stable dose of statins, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels >1.04mmol/L and ≤2.60mmol/L, raised fasting triglycerides (≥1.7mmol/L) and with established cardiovascular disease (CVD) defined as a history of any […]

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Cancer and neoplasms

Updated perspectives on the diagnosis and management of FAP

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14
Aug

Filippos Kyriakidis,1,* Dionysios Kogias,2,* Theodora Maria Venou,1,* Eleni Karlafti,3,4 Daniel Paramythiotis5 1Second Chemotherapy Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2First Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece; 3Emergency Department, AHEPA General University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; 4First Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of […]

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Infection

COVID keeps evolving, but so does our immunity. Are we now at a ‘stalemate’ with this virus?

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14
Aug

After billions of global COVID-19 infections, millions of deaths, and countless lives upended by long-lasting health impacts, we’ve finally hit a point in this pandemic where SARS-CoV-2 isn’t the fearsome pathogen it used to be. Once thought to kill up to 20 per cent of those infected in the early days of 2020, COVID’s destructive […]

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Cardiovascular

Long-Term Adverse Cardiovascular Events in STEMI Patients

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14
Aug

Introduction Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, with ischemic heart disease being the most common type.1 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the most serious manifestation of ischemic heart disease. Based on the national registries of the European Society of Cardiology) countries, the incidence rate of STEMI in other European countries ranged […]

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