Author: Randy Young Cardiovascular Business News Calcified aortic stenosis and asymmetric hypertrophy measuring at 1.9 cm, thus with the appearance and potential of subvalvular obstruction. Source: Srihari S. Naidu, MD. Reported in 2018 by anesthesiologists at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, the case suggested a message to TAVR operators: “Vigilance and […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Inhibiting granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) signalling may offer a therapeutic benefit in patients suffering from severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia and systemic hyperinflammation, according to a study published in The Lancet Rheumatology. Preliminary findings suggest treatment with mavrilimumab, an experimental GM-CSF inhibitor, led to “superior and earlier clinical improvements in respiratory parameters, faster resolution […]
Read MoreMedicalNewsToday Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It is the most common blood-borne viral infection in the United States. Around 2.4 million people in the United States are living with a diagnosis of hepatitis C. However, many people with the infection do not know that they have it. The hepatitis […]
Read MoreMedicalNewsToday Metabolic syndrome refers to a set of disease risk factors that appear to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. It is also known as insulin resistance syndrome. The syndrome is not a specific condition, but it groups together a set of risk factors that have been linked to a higher chance of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lisa Giron et al Reuters As opioid pills and patches fueled a two-decade epidemic of overdoses in the United States, hospitals faced chronic shortages of the same painkillers in injectable form – narcotics vital to patients on breathing machines. For years, hospitals chased supplies, sometimes resorting to inferior substitutes. The shortfall grew so dire […]
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