April 29th 2025
Jon Giles, MD, speaks to the power of personalized medicine and multidisciplinary care to enhance treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Free Myeloperoxidase Levels Show Promise for Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular, All-Cause Mortality
August 12th 2023New research suggests that measuring the inflammatory marker myeloperoxidase (MPO) may be an effective strategy for the prediction of patients' risk of mortality in a myriad of cardiac—and potentially non-cardiac—diseases.
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SPRINT Data Link Reduced Mortality, Total Physical Activity in High-Risk Hypertension
August 10th 2023Study authors investigated the effect of physical activity as a modifiable risk factor among individuals living with high-risk hypertension in this subanalysis of data from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
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Experts Call for Health System Action to Reduce Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Adults With Diabetes
August 10th 2023According to one panelist, the leading causes of hypoglycemia in older adults are insufficient nutrition and taking the wrong dose or type of insulin, both of which can be addressed at the patient and system level.
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Atorvastatin May Mitigate Risk of Cardiac Events Due to Anthracycline Use in Lymphoma
August 10th 2023Anthracyclines are widely used to treat hematological and solid-tumor cancers, but past research suggests their use may be associated with late cardiac effects, including heart failure, among patients with lymphomas and other cancers.
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Exercise May Reduce Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms in Women With Ovarian Cancer
August 9th 2023While there is currently no effective treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, one of the most common and severe adverse effects for patients who have undergone chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, a 6-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improved symptoms.
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Certain Fertility Treatments Do Not Increase CVD Risk for Mothers, Study Says
August 9th 2023New research shows that in vitro fertilization with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection and the use of fresh or frozen embryo transfers were not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for the mother.
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What We’re Reading: Heatstroke Calls Surge; Leqembi Update; Childhood Vaccination Rate Misses Target
August 7th 2023A severe heat wave is causing an uptick in heat-related emergency visits; Leqembi set to be rolled out in the coming months; declining childhood vaccination rate raises concerns over winter surge.
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Delays Between CRC Presentation, Treatment Not Associated With Poor Survival in Young Adults
August 3rd 2023Adults younger than 50 years with colorectal cancer (CRC) who experience postpresentation delays in treatment did not appear to have worse outcomes, according to a study in Ontario, Canada.
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