April 18th 2025
Health care disparities are often driven by where patients live, explained Antoine Keller, MD, as he discussed the complex, systematic hurdles that influence the health of rural communities.
Free Myeloperoxidase Levels Show Promise for Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular, All-Cause Mortality
August 12th 2023New research suggests that measuring the inflammatory marker myeloperoxidase (MPO) may be an effective strategy for the prediction of patients' risk of mortality in a myriad of cardiac—and potentially non-cardiac—diseases.
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SPRINT Data Link Reduced Mortality, Total Physical Activity in High-Risk Hypertension
August 10th 2023Study authors investigated the effect of physical activity as a modifiable risk factor among individuals living with high-risk hypertension in this subanalysis of data from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
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Experts Call for Health System Action to Reduce Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Adults With Diabetes
August 10th 2023According to one panelist, the leading causes of hypoglycemia in older adults are insufficient nutrition and taking the wrong dose or type of insulin, both of which can be addressed at the patient and system level.
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Atorvastatin May Mitigate Risk of Cardiac Events Due to Anthracycline Use in Lymphoma
August 10th 2023Anthracyclines are widely used to treat hematological and solid-tumor cancers, but past research suggests their use may be associated with late cardiac effects, including heart failure, among patients with lymphomas and other cancers.
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Exercise May Reduce Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms in Women With Ovarian Cancer
August 9th 2023While there is currently no effective treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, one of the most common and severe adverse effects for patients who have undergone chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, a 6-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improved symptoms.
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Certain Fertility Treatments Do Not Increase CVD Risk for Mothers, Study Says
August 9th 2023New research shows that in vitro fertilization with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection and the use of fresh or frozen embryo transfers were not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for the mother.
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