Polypill plus aspirin leads to fewer cardiovascular events, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2020
Adults who took a daily combination pill containing statins and blood-pressure–lowering drugs, plus daily aspirin, were less likely to experience heart attack, stroke, and death from cardiovascular causes.
AHA highlights game-changing benefits of newer diabetes drugs
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 30, 2020
Newer classes of diabetes drugs reliably protect patients from heart and kidney damage associated with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, an American Heart Association analysis finds. Increased...
Evidence fails to support vitamin D screenings in asymptomatic adults, task force finds
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2020
Vitamin D treatment in adults with low levels but no symptoms of deficiency has no effect on most health outcomes, including fractures, depression and diabetes, a new analysis shows.
Omega-3 fatty acids cut heart attack deaths by 35 percent, Mayo Clinic finds
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 21, 2020
Omega-3 supplements should be a standard preventive treatment for people with cardiovascular disease or who are recovering from heart attack, a new study reveals.
No heart benefits found for chronic kidney disease drug
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 15, 2020
A seven-year trial shows that the phosphate binder lanthanum carbonate (Fosrenol) does not reduce cardiovascular risk for late-stage renal patients, researchers say.
Two or more long-term health conditions linked to positive COVID-19 tests
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2020
Multimorbidity and polypharmacy puts individuals at a higher risk of testing positive for COVID-19, a new study has found. People of color were also three times as likely to test positive as a white cohort.
Statins lower mortality risk in adults age 75 and over, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 08, 2020
The risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke was lower by 20% in elders who took statins. In fact, age and dementia diagnosis had no bearing on statin benefits, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, June 15
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2020
Social isolation ‘cannot become the new normal,’ say senators … Some states see new spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations … Half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop neurological problems...
Cardiovascular risk linked to cognitive decline
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Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2020
Higher cardiovascular risk is tied to cognitive decline and neurodegeneration, a study spanning more than two decades has found.
High blood pressure during and after exercise may reveal future health challenges
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Alicia Lasek
May 20, 2020
Monitoring blood pressure changes during and after exercise may help identify the odds of developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease, say researchers.