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The combined efforts of coaxing from barbers and monthly in-shop care from pharmacists resulted in 63.6% of the cohort achieving target BP levels.

At 6 weeks 68% of those receiving the Triple Pill achieved a blood pressure within their target range, versus 44% of those receiving usual care.

The CVD-REAL 2 study found that compared with other glucose-lowering drugs, SGLT-2 inhibitors reduce all-cause death, hospitalization for heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke.

While receiving a large dose of statin therapy did not have an impact on major adverse cardiac events among a broad population of patients, those that underwent percutaneous coronary intervention saw reductions.

Patients that were more optimistic had fewer heart-related hospital visits.

The mSToPS trial revealed a wearable ECG patch can markedly increase the AFib diagnosis rate relative to routine care—as much as 9-fold in the short-term and 3-fold in the long-term.

MOMENTUM 3 found that advanced heart-failure patients with an implanted centrifugal-flow circulatory pump had lower rates of pump-related blood clots and stroke.

Studies reveal short- and long-term effects of heart changes in college and professional football players.

The use of instantaneous wave-free ratio can reportedly save each patient at least $800 in comparison with fractional flow reserve.

Clinicians have been shown to be influenced by their patients’ genetic makeup when prescribing antiplatelet therapies.

All-cause mortality and death due to stroke, however, were 1.8% and 0.5% lower, respectively, in the group utilizing WCD.

Study sheds new light on potential risks and benefits of aspirin for people with both conditions.

The trial showed alirocumab reduced MACE by 24% with an ARR of 3.4% and all-cause death by 29% with an ARR of 1.7% in patients with ACS and baseline LDL-C ≥100 mg/dL.

The Vancouver, BC, retrospective cohort study found the HIV-schizophrenia population was mostly white, and mostly males.

Two new women are infected with HIV every minute. How much of a role does dybiosis play in preventive treatment failure?

The point prevalence of depression among East African HIV AFRICOS study participants undergoing HIV care is 18% to 25%.

Multiple studies have previously shown that increases in cockroach allergen are linked to a four-fold risk of asthma.

Though PCSK9 levels are commonly associated with risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, it could also release pro-inflammatory responses in monocytes/ macrophages.

A rapid entry program decreased time to first provider appointment, time to initiation of ART and time to viral suppression.

For patients with perinatal HIV, ART has essentially made the infection a chronic, but manageable, health condition.

As the use of e-cigarettes increases in the US, allergists and pulmonologists should ensure they educate their patients about the risks.

If mental health co-morbidities are not addressed among most vulnerable populations, it’s unlikely to achieve “90-90-90” goals or end the HIV epidemic.

Oral immunotherapy appears to be particularly promising and has strong potential for anaphylaxis protection when administered by protocol.

Raltegravir exposure was roughly doubled by sodium bicarbonate, whereas aluminum/magnesium hydroxide did not exhibit the same effect.

Significant discrepancies are found between ASCVD guidelines and primary care management of HIV patients in the military health system.

The EpiPen4Schools program survey found 1140 anaphylactic reactions were reported from 2013 to 2014. No treatment was given in 2% of anaphylaxis.

After a thorough analysis of all controlled studies, no strong clinically significant evidence was observed for any individual or multicomponent intervention.

While advances have been made in understanding EoE, most studies have been descriptive and our understanding of the etiology of EoE remains elusive.