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AHA annual stats update highlights heart-brain connection
“The global rate of brain disease is quickly outpacing heart disease.”
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‘Deaths of despair’ rising, but only in the U.S.
This is not the case in 16 other industrialized nations.
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Topline data for aficamten positive in obstructive HCM
Aficamten reduced left ventricular outflow tract gradients in patients on disopyramide with no instances of left ventricular ejection fraction...
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Machine-learning algorithms predict C. diff risk soon after hospital admission
Currently, there is no gold standard clinical risk assessment tool to predict CDI in hospitalized patients.
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Psychedelic therapy and suicide: A myth busted?
Effect sizes for reductions in suicidality were “large” at all acute time points, with standardized mean differences (SMD) ranging from -1.48 to -...
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Ketamine versus ECT for depression: First head-to-head results
ECT proved more effective than intravenous ketamine in hospitalized patients with severe depression, said Dr. Pouya Movahed Rad.
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Brain stimulation for improved memory?
The results suggest that human memory can be “improved by direct electrical brain stimulation at extremely low currents,” said Dr. Zulfi Haneef....
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Early, subtle, cardiac changes tied to midlife cognitive decline
Researchers said that “heart health is key to brain health.”
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Ketamine an ‘intriguing new therapy’ for alcoholism
“Ketamine may support alcohol abstinence by temporarily alleviating depressive symptoms during the relapse period.”
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No amount of alcohol safe for the heart: WHF
Even small amounts of alcohol have been shown to raise heart disease risk, the World Heart Federation says in a new policy brief calling for ‘...
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Dexamethasone effective as an analgesic adjuvant in total knee replacement
“We found patient-relevant reductions of morphine (20% down), pain, and adverse effects of nausea, dizziness, and sedation for 48 hours after...
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Docs pen open letter to support Fauci against partisan ‘attacks’
The personal attacks on Dr. Fauci are a “distraction from what should be the national focus,” according to the letter.
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Orally dissolving buprenorphine tied to severe tooth decay, FDA warns
Since buprenorphine was approved, the FDA has identified 305 cases of dental problems associated with orally dissolving buprenorphine.
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Ranking seven COVID-19 antigen tests by ease of use: Report
None of the tests were rated as “excellent” in terms of usability and some had “noteworthy” usability concerns.
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Statin therapy seems safe in pregnancy
“For women with dyslipidemia or high-risk cardiovascular disease, as well as those who use statins before conception, statins may be continuously...