How Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Affect Arterial Inflammation?
Neomi Shah, MD, MPH, studied patients with sleep apnea to uncover its effect on arterial inflammation.
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Can Simvastatin Prevent Delirium in Ventilated Patients?
Valerie Page, MB, BCh, FRCA, recounts a study of simvastatin on delirium patients.
Prenatal Pollution Exposure and Asthma Development in Children
How Mepolizumab Helps EGPA Patients
Michael Wechsler, MD, MMSc, recounts the phase III trial of Mepolizumab on patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).
Mepolizumab Reduces Remissions in EGPA Patients
Drug meets all primary and secondary end points in phase III study.
Antibiotic Therapy Fails For a Quarter of Adults with Pneumonia
Older patients and sick patients are at increased risk.
ARDS Patients More Likely to Survive in High-Volume ICUs
Severity and survival outcomes improve with increased admittance.
Three Diabetes Meds Found to Reduce Heart Failure Hospitalizations
SGLT-2i medicines reduce heart failure hospitalization by 39%.
Why There's No Such Thing as Healthy Obesity
Even so-called “healthy obese†people have increased risk of heart failure.
Diabetes Drug Found to Increase Risk of Amputations
The FDA has required new warnings be added to drug labels.
New Migraine Drug Meets Endpoints of Phase III Trials
Eli Lilly drug reduces migraines by 4 to 5 days per month.
At-Risk Drivers Can Be Identified by Visual, Cognitive Acuity
Medical tests more accurate than ticket history to identify crash risk.
New Baseline Models of DR Prediction Emerge at ARVO
Study helps modernize a 20-year-old testing model.
Many With Diabetic Retinopathy Going Unscreened, Undiagnosed
The condition disproportionately affects minorities and the poor.
How Visual Acuity Affects Senior Motorists
Eye conditions help explain uptick in collisions.
NIH's Jessica Mazerik Discusses Novel Competition to Grow Mini Retinas
$100,000 award for up to 3 winners in a race to grow the best artifical retinas.
NIH Offers Prize for Most Lifelike Retina Model
$1 million is up for grabs
Gestational Exposure to Marijuana Smoke May Impact Eye Function
Babies exposed to marijuana in the womb may require clinical care sooner.
Lab-Grown Cells Could Restore Vision Loss
Retinal cell replacement counters effects of glaucoma in lab settings.
The Most Frequently Overlooked Effect of Type 2 Diabetes
Heart failure is diabetes’ most sinister, most overlooked complication
Uncommon Adrenal Conditions: Tough to Identify, Tougher to Treat
AACE speakers on the challenge of managing patients’ adrenal conditions
How Does Ramadan Fasting Affect Diabetic Muslims?
More research and education could to prevent inherent risks
FDA Approves Two Drugs for Opioid Dependence
Approval includes a revised indication for initiation treatment.
FDA Approves Aurobindo Hypertension Generic
Tablets are approved in several dose types
NIH Studies Aim to Improve Health of US Asthmatics
Researchers investigate school environment and exposure to microbes, fungi.
FDA Approves Age-Range Expansion on One of World's Most Expensive Drugs
Glyceral phenylbutyrate now approved for people 2 months of age and older
FDA Approves Abaloparatide for Osteoporosis, Warns of Cancer Risk
Abaloparatide reduces bone fractures, but raises tumor concerns.
Gottlieb Approved by Senate Panel as Nominee to Head FDA
Scott Gottlieb received a 14-9 vote April 27
FDA Approves Once-Monthly Injections that lower LDL Cholesterol
Praluent can help patients with clinical ASCVD or HeFH
How to Predict Thunderstorm Asthma Epidemics
Researchers explore new ways to forecast thunderstorm-related asthma