The UK’s The Food Chain Fights HIV/AIDS Head on With Crisis Support
September 22nd 2021This London-based charity intervenes in the short term when its clients come up against roadblocks that prevent ready access to good levels of nutrition, whether that crisis is nutritional, physical/mental health, housing, or financial related.
Dr Stefan Anker: Patients With HFpEF Deserve a New Treatment
September 21st 2021With empagliflozin, we now have evidence that another treatment for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is possible, said Stefan Anker, MD, PhD, FESC, professor of cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Charité Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany, and principal investigator of the EMPEROR-Preserved study.
Dr Colleen R. Kelly on the Lack of Evidence to Support Probiotics for C difficile
September 18th 2021Clinicians are finding that there really is no basis to recommend probiotics for patients with Clostridioides difficile infection, that instead they may cause harm, said Colleen R. Kelly, MD, FACG, gastroenterologist and associate professor of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Dr Helen Bygrave: Differentiated Service Delivery Can Work Across More Than HIV
September 13th 2021Differentiated service delivery models can be employed to incorporate other chronic disease needs for patients with HIV, emphasized Helen Bygrave, MD, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).
Dr Javed Butler Discusses the Possibility of HFpEF Combination Treatment
September 7th 2021Treatment for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) may soon resemble that for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), noted Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, of the University of Mississippi.
Dr Todd Schlesinger on How Medical, Cosmetic, Research Dermatology Interact
September 5th 2021Being a full-service dermatology practice helps make patients' lives easier when they have skin cancer, explained Todd Schlesinger, MD, FAAD, director, Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston and Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas.
Dr Rudolf de Boer on SGLT2 Inhibitor Success Across Disease States
September 4th 2021Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been shown to both lower blood pressure and promote weight loss, and they act rather subtly, stated Rudolf de Boer, MD, PhD, clinical cardiologist and professor of translational cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
Dr Bertram Pitt: Finerenone Works Across the Spectrum of Cardiovascular Disease
August 29th 2021There was a reduction in both the need for dialysis and progression to end-stage renal disease; finerenone was really well tolerated, stated Bertram Pitt, MD, professor of medicine emeritus, University of Michigan School of Medicine.
Dr Dipti Itchhaporia: There Is Potential for Finerenone Combination Treatment
August 28th 2021With finerenone being a targeted therapy, data show there may be an additive cardiorenal benefit when it is coadministered with a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor, noted Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, president of the American College of Cardiology.
Dr Rudolf de Boer Discusses Encouraging Trial Results on SGLT2 Use in HFpEF
August 28th 2021Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor use in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has generated great enthusiasm, noted Rudolf de Boer, MD, PhD, clinical cardiologist and professor of translational cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
Dr Stefan Anker: Empagliflozin Improves HFpEF-Related Outcomes Regardless of Diabetes Status
August 27th 2021The composite end point of cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization was reduced by 21%, which is highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful, noted Stefan Anker, MD, PhD, FESC, principal investigator of EMPEROR-Preserved.
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt on Increasing the Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Clinical Practice
August 25th 2021There are incredible data for sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, and this is a great class of medicines that is vastly underutilized, stated Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, executive director of interventional cardiovascular programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Dr Anna Marzec-Bogusławska: At Poland’s National AIDS Center, Our Patients Are Most Important
August 23rd 2021Krajowe Centrum ds AIDS (National AIDS Center) in Warsaw, Poland, was founded in 1993 as part of the country’s Ministry of Health. Its chief area of advocacy and outreach is access to antiretroviral treatment, in addition to new areas of focus that include prevention of sexually transmitted infections and hepatitis C virus.
Dr Todd Schlesinger: Morphology, Immunosuppression Affect Actinic Keratosis Outcomes
August 19th 2021Actinic keratosis outcomes can be affected by several variables, and these lesions need to be treated to minimize progression risk, noted Todd Schlesinger, MD, FAAD, director, Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston and Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas.
From a Humble Start, Romania’s ARAS Expands Beyond the HIV Space
August 18th 2021Asociaţia Română Anti-SIDA (ARAS; Romanian Association Against AIDS) was founded on April 10, 1992, just 3 years after the fall of communism, making it the first such organization in the country following a time when HIV was not officially acknowledged nor prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections discussed.
Dr Todd Schlesinger: Treatment for Early-Stage Melanomas Can Be Safely Delayed During the Pandemic
August 9th 2021We can safely delay excising in situ and early-stage melanomas while managing our patients’ care, noted Todd Schlesinger, MD, FAAD, director, Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston and Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas.
Dr Mariana Garcia: We Cannot Overlook the Influence of Psychological Distress on Our Patients
August 3rd 2021The pandemic has exacerbated not only cardiovascular care, but also the mental health of patients, noted Mariana Garcia, MD, cardiology fellow in the Academic Clinical Investigator Pathway at Emory University and member of T32, Multidisciplinary Research Training to Reduce Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health (METRIC).
Dr Helen Bygrave: Differentiated HIV Service Delivery Is a Client-Centered Approach
July 25th 2021Providers need to put themselves in their patients' shoes and think about how they would like to receive services, emphasized Helen Bygrave, MD, chronic diseases advisor for the Médecins Sans Frontières’ (Doctors Without Borders) Access Campaign.
Dr Mikhail N. Kosiborod: DARE-19 Results Do Not Support SGLT2 Treatment Discontinuation
July 20th 2021Patients should continue to be monitored while on treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors if they are being treated for comorbid type 2 diabetes and heart failure, emphasized Mikhail N. Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist, vice president of Research at Saint Luke's Health System.
Dr Todd Schlesinger: Surgical Decisions for Skin Cancer Are Multimodal
July 16th 2021The characteristics of the tumor and the presence of surgical fatigue can help determine patients’ candidacy for skin cancer surgery, explained Todd Schlesinger, MD, FAAD, director, Dermatology and Laser Center of Charleston and Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas.