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By Amy Orciari Herman Physician First Watch Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending for the first time that primary care clinicians screen adults, including pregnant and postpartum women, for unhealthy drug use. The grade B recommendation, published in JAMA, updates the group’s […]
Read MoreAuthor: 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 […]
Read MoreWayne State University A team led by a medical student from the Wayne State University School of Medicine has published a study that reveals how more than 3,000 anesthesiologists in the United States assess and manage patient anxiety before surgery. “Assessing and Reducing Preoperative Anxiety in Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study of 3,661 Members of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Andis Robeznieks American Medical Association Serology tests used to detect the presence of COVID-19 antibodies should not be used to guide individual decisions that could put a person at higher risk of exposure and infection. That is the clear message that AMA experts are sending to Congress and the nation. “We know that many […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business The use of conscious sedation (CS) during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with better patient outcomes, including a decrease in mortality, than general anesthesia (GA). A team of researchers compared the two methods, sharing its results in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. “An integral component of minimalist TAVR is the use of CS instead […]
Read MoreAuthor: John Anderer Journal of Hospital Infection Many Americans have avoided visiting emergency rooms and urgent care clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in fear of catching the virus. Of course, this behavior poses a major health risk in and of itself, but an eye-opening new study lends credence to such a mindset. Researchers from University College […]
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