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Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Researchers from Kaiser Permanente have identified a “striking association” between a person’s BMI and their risk of death from COVID-19, sharing their findings in Annals of Internal Medicine. “Approximately 42.4% of the U.S. adult population is obese, and 9.2% is severely obese,” wrote lead author Sara Y. Tartof, PhD, MPH, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kat Eschner Popular Science Neither young adults nor their health care providers are actively looking for signs of the disease. Chadwick Boseman, the film actor who brought cinematic life to fictional and historical characters like the Black Panther, Jackie Robinson, James Brown, and Thurgood Marshall, died last week at the age of 43. Boseman […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Results of a meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggest that the use of systemic corticosteroids in critically ill patients with COVID-19 was associated with lower 28-day all-cause mortality compared to usual care or placebo. The study also found that the benefit was the same regardless of age, sex or how long […]
Read MoreAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists New research shows hospitals that use of a Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) model of care may be more likely to achieve good clinical outcomes and lower costs of care for their surgical patients, than hospitals without a PSH program. Those are the findings of a new systematic review published in the Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Pregnant and recently pregnant women with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are less likely to manifest COVID-19-related symptoms of fever and myalgia, but they may be at higher risk for admission to intensive care units (ICUs) and invasive ventilation compared with non-pregnant women of reproductive age, according to findings published in the British Medical Journal. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Eating chocolate—in moderation, of course—is associated with a reduced risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to new findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. “In the past, clinical studies have shown that chocolate is beneficial for both blood pressure and the lining of blood vessels,” lead author […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Limiting meat consumption and embracing a more plant-based diet can lead to a longer, healthier life, according to a new editorial published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. The analysis, written by researchers from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, highlights several proven benefits associated with […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Statin use provides significant value for COVID-19 patients, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Cardiology. The study’s authors noted that “two opposing views” exist regarding statin use and COVID-19. One view is that the drugs could make the patient’s prognosis work, as they have done with […]
Read MoreBy Medical Journal of Australia A landmark study of sexual misconduct notifications to health regulators against health professionals shows that around one in five notified practitioners were the subject of more than one complaint. The study, published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia, found that regulators received 1,507 sexual misconduct notifications for 1167 of 724,649 registered […]
Read MoreDG Alerts RNA-expression of adrenomedullin (ADM), a peptide hormone with vasodilatory effects and involved in the regulation of the endothelial barrier function, is increased in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a study published in Critical Care. “Previous research found increased ADM plasma levels in patients with sepsis and ADM levels correlated with disease […]
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