Widespread pain and cardiovascular mortality: the Framingham Heart Study
Musculoskeletal pain is highly prevalent and is associated with a significantly high socioeconomic impact both on the individual and society.... Read more
LDL-apheresis technology reduces harmful cholesterol levels
New findings from the PREMIER clinical trial show a new treatment option that can reduce rates of LDL for heart attack patients quite significantly... Read more
Use of imaging to guide heart attack treatment
According to an expert consensus paper published in the European Heart Journal, imaging provides a more precise diagnosis of a heart attack... Read more
21st century medicine should listen to 17th century Indian Emperors
Over the last 35 years, the number of healthcare administrators in the US have grown by 3200%. However, there has only been a 150% growth... Read more
Atrial fibrillation-related dementia
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have determined that atrial fibrillation (Afib) is independently associated with changes... Read more
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Top Telemedicine Platforms: Features and Services
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines telemedicine as the delivery of health care services by healthcare professionals in areas where distance is a critical factor and where information and communication technologies need to be used for the exchange of information regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The goal of telemedicine was... Read more
Zoom On: Prof. Mamas A. Mamas
Prof. Mamas A Mamas is a structural interventional cardiologist, treating patients with underlying coronary artery with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in both the elective and emergency setting and undertaking Transcatheter Aortic Valve Interventions (TAVI). He is also the Associate Editor of Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions and leads... Read more
Zoom On: Chelsea Beecher - Innovator of the Year
Chelsea Beecher serves as the Director of Development for the American Heart & Stroke Association in New York City. She led the launch of STEM Goes Red in New York City and received the Innovator of the Year Award in 2018 for this initiative. STEM Goes Red aims to empower young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)... Read more
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Patient Identification: Executive Summary
For its fifth Deep Dive analysis of a patient safety topic, ECRI Institute... Read more
Nurses Are Not Soldiers
Sabine is a staff nurse who has had COVID-19 patients in her ward,... Read more
Shear Wave Elastography in Breast Imaging: Providing Benefit to Clinicians and Patients
Shear wave elastography (SWE) has become widely accepted in clinical practice... Read more
Managed equipment services can be boon for emerging market health
Solving the waste issue of unused equipment in African hospitals... Read more
Heart Failure – Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring on the Rise
Heart Failure (HF) is a major and public health problem as it affects... Read more
Albumin Administration in Sepsis: The Case for and Against
Serum albumin is an essential plasma protein, with a variety of homeostatic... Read more