Medications
Testing found recalled medicine can have a deadly bacterial contamination
A drug used to treat a form of pneumonia has been recalled after testing found it might be as deadly as the infection it's supposed to treat.
Apr 4, 2024
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Cardiology
Almost 50% of patients under 60 years choose TAVR over surgical aortic valve replacement with worse outcomes
Despite national guidelines recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients under age 65 with severe aortic stenosis, many hospitals are still opting for a nonsurgical approach in patients under 60—possibly ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Addiction
Deaths from bacterial infections in the heart are on the rise among young people who inject drugs
Infective endocarditis (IE)—a bacterial infection in the heart or blood vessels— affects 40,000–50,000 patients in the United States per year and has a 1-year average mortality rate of 30%. People who inject drugs (PWID) ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Cardiology
Opioid use associated with dramatic rise in dangerous heart infection
Hospital admissions for a dangerous heart infection related to intravenous drug use increased by 436 percent from 2012-2017 at a medical center in a region hit hard by the nation's opioid crisis, according to research presented ...
Mar 6, 2019
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Cardiology
Infection of the heart valves and healthcare costs on rise due to impact of IV drug
A new study finds the number of patients hospitalized with endocarditis has increased dramatically over the last decade in a pattern that mirrors the increase in mixed drug use. The nearly decade-long retrospective study ...
Apr 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research brings important changes to national dentistry guidelines
Pressure from academics at the University of Sheffield and national charity Heart Research UK has helped bring about a change in advice to dentists about giving antibiotics to heart patients undergoing dental treatment.
Sep 7, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NICE refuses to change dental guidelines on preventing a serious heart infection
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today (16 September 2015) announced it will not change its guidelines advising dentists against giving antibiotics before invasive treatment to patients at ...
Sep 18, 2015
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