Ablation boosts AFib outcomes | FDA wants more info before approving anemia treatment | Marijuana use & PCI

Ablation was associated with a 67% reduction in all-cause hospitalizations compared to medication alone. 

The FDA has requested additional data before approving roxadustat.

Cerebrovascular accidents following PCI appear to be more common when the patient has a history of recent marijuana use. 

“Our study demonstrates that a centrally guided and well-designed healthcare policy may have a real and substantial impact on a patient’s prognosis over a relatively short period of time,” researchers said.

Heart transplant recipients reap significant benefits from a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Blue Venture Fund, a collaboration of dozens of Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, led the funding round. 

The team hopes its findings, published in the European Heart Journal, will help more people consider how their daily lives can affect their health. 

For patients over the age of 65, the stroke risk climbs all the way to 54%. Researchers emphasized how important it is to begin treatment as early as possible. 

The device has already been approved in other parts of the world, including Europe. 

The warning comes after Eco-Med Pharmaceuticals did not complete its investigation and could not identify the root cause and extent of contaminations.