Cardiology
Heart patients avoiding care during pandemic: survey
Many Americans with heart disease are avoiding medical care during the pandemic, a new survey finds.
Feb 1, 2021
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Cardiology
Diabetes powerfully associated with premature coronary heart disease in women
While deaths related to heart disease have declined among older people, studies suggest that death rates among younger patients have remained stagnant or increased slightly. To understand what factors put younger individuals ...
Jan 20, 2021
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Cardiology
What heart and stroke patients should know about COVID-19 vaccines
Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes.
Jan 15, 2021
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Cardiology
COVID-19 pandemic indirectly disrupted heart disease care
Deaths from ischemic heart disease and hypertensive diseases in the United States increased during the COVID-19 pandemic over the prior year, while globally, COVID-19 was associated with significant disruptions in cardiovascular ...
Jan 11, 2021
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Health
How nutrition affects the recovery of patients after cardiac surgery
Nutrients are the structural components of food that the body needs to function properly. They are divided into macronutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates) and micronutrients (vitamins, provitamins, various minerals, and ...
Dec 28, 2020
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Medications
Tagrisso approved as adjuvant therapy for NSCLC with EGFR mutations
Tagrisso (osimertinib) received approval as an adjuvant treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Dec 23, 2020
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Health
Nightmares linked with anxiety and insomnia in heart patients
Heart patients with weekly nightmares are five times more likely to feel depressed or anxious and even more likely to have difficulty sleeping compared to those without frequent nightmares. That's the finding of a study published ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reports drop in lung cancer screening, rise in malignancy during COVID-19 surge
The current surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases poses challenges for providers and institutions in delivering care to infected patients while also placing demands on them to keep up with timely and sometimes ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes in youth is especially unhealthy
(HealthDay)—The earlier in life type 2 diabetes arises, the deadlier it is, a new analysis finds.
Dec 15, 2020
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Cardiology
Patients with non-cardiac chest pain are reassured with brief education
Patients diagnosed with non-cardiac chest pain are reluctant to believe they do not have heart disease. A new study shows that explaining the test results convinces patients and reduces the likelihood of future chest pain. ...
Dec 12, 2020
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