Preserved heart failure trial misses endpoint, but drug may benefit some patients
The number of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is on the rise, and the search is on …
Heart attack patients with mild cognitive impairment get fewer treatments
A new study finds people who have mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which lies on the continuum of cognitive decline between …
Blood pressure outside of clinic may better predict outcomes in black patients
(HealthDay)—Among African-Americans, higher daytime and nighttime systolic blood pressure (SBP) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) …
Monthly lifestyle counseling tied to better outcomes for patients with diabetes
For primary care physicians caring for patients with type 2 diabetes, it’s a familiar conversation: Exercise. Improve your diet. Lose …
p53 mutations in 10,000 cancer patients shed new light on gene’s function
One of the most extensively studied genes in cancer, TP53 is well known for its role as a tumor suppressor. …
Helping patients shop around for health care could control costs better than current system
Most consumers haven’t shopped around for standard medical procedures such as a knee replacement, but reference pricing could open that …
Six psoriasis patients make recovery after starting homeopathy
Remarkable transformation of six psoriasis patients who doctors say have been treated with homeopathy – including one who took a …
Moments of clarity in dementia patients at end of life: Glimmers of hope?
It happens unexpectedly: a person long thought lost to the ravages of dementia, unable to recall the events of their …
More aggressive statin tx needed after heart attack in young patients
(HealthDay)—The majority of young heart attack patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) still have elevated cholesterol levels a year later, according …
NHS staff who don’t get flu jab could ‘wear a label’ to warn patients
NHS staff who don’t get the flu vaccine ‘could wear a LABEL’ because patients have the right to know and …
Reading clinician visit notes can improve patients’ adherence to medications
A new study of patients reading the visit notes their clinicians write, report positive effects on their use of prescription …
Study shows one third of statin patients don’t reach healthy levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol
A new study shows more aggressive treatment may be needed for a large number of patients taking statin medications, and …
Promising cancer vaccine destroys tumours puts patients into remission
Experimental cancer vaccine that teaches the body to seek and destroy tumours sends three lymphoma patients into remission The treatment …
Biology may make certain PTSD patients unresponsive to behavioral therapy
How well-connected a particular brain network is, and how successfully memories are formed, may determine which patients with post-traumatic stress …
Medicare drug benefits carry burdensome costs for some patients
Three times a week, Tod Gervich injects himself with Copaxone, a prescription drug that can reduce the frequency of relapses …
Allergan Announces FDA Approval of Avycaz (ceftazidime and avibactam) for Pediatric Patients
DUBLIN, March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
Genetic Testing Recommended for All Patients With Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, March 8, 2019 — Genetic testing should be made available to all patients with a history of breast cancer, …
Shortages of essential medicines for pediatric cancer patients threaten outcomes
Shortages of essential chemotherapy drugs for children undergoing cancer treatment has been an increasingly frequent obstacle for patients and hospitals …