Sep 26, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of confirmed or suspected severe lung illnesses linked to vaping has now climbed to 805 cases across 46 states and the Virgin Islands, U.S. heal...

Sep 26, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The current pediatric heart allocation policy has increased congenital heart disease (CHD) status 1A representation but has not improved waitlist mortality...

Sep 25, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Amid a national outbreak of vaping-linked illnesses and deaths, vape device maker Juul Labs said Wednesday it is stopping all print, digital, and televisi...

Sep 25, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Occupational exposure to pesticides is associated with cardiovascular disease incidence in the first 10 years of follow-up, according to a study published...

Sep 24, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women with frequent or persistent vasomotor symptoms (VMS) during the menopause transition have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, a...

Sep 24, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The recall of the commonly prescribed blood pressure drug losartan has been expanded once again to include an additional five lots. The drug, made by Torre...

Sep 23, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, dapagliflozin is associated with a lower risk for worsening heart failure or death from cardio...

Sep 23, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Even with care in specialty clinics, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) persists above target levels in more than half of patients with familial hyp...

Sep 23, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Vaping is increasing among adolescents, with significant increases seen from 2018 to 2019, according to a research letter published online Sept. 18 in the Ne...

Sep 23, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Female physicians remain underrepresented in adult cardiology, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in JAMA Cardiology. Laxmi S. Mehta, M.D., from...

Sep 19, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Linagliptin is noninferior to glimepiride for adults with relatively early type 2 diabetes and elevated cardiovascular risk, according to a study published...

Sep 19, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with metformin versus sulfonylureas is associated with a reduced risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among patients with type 2 d...

Sep 19, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of confirmed or suspected severe lung illnesses linked to vaping has risen to 530 cases across 38 states and the Virgin Islands, U.S. health off...

Sep 18, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Using his executive powers, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is banning flavored electronic cigarettes in the state. The ban goes into effect immediately a...

Sep 18, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Four modifiable risk factors -- body mass index (BMI), the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, alcohol use, and diuretic use -- could ind...

Sep 18, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for aortic and mitral regurgitation is increased with current and recent fluoroquinolone (FQ) use, according to a study published in the Sept. 17...

Sep 18, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) associated with drug abuse (DA) increased from 2002 to 2016 in the United States, with increases seen in all ...

Sep 17, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A 40-year-old California man is the seventh person to die from a severe respiratory illness brought on by using electronic cigarettes. According to the U.S...

Sep 17, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal and postnatal exposure to chemicals, environment, and meteorological factors may impact blood pressure (BP) in children, according to a study publi...

Sep 17, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When empirical antimicrobial therapy is initiated in patients with severe manifestations of sepsis, the sensitivity of blood cultures drawn shortly after tr...