Smoking rates have been dropping steadily in Europe since the 1970s, but, according to new research published in PLOS ONE, 11- to 15-year-olds are using tobacco more frequently.
One in 10 myocardial infarction (MI) survivors receive team-based care from both a physician and an advanced practice provider (APP) in the weeks following their heart attack, according to a report published in the Journal of the American Heart Association—and the joint approach could improve quality of care for patients with complex comorbidities.
“As I start rank ordering the various charities I want to give to, the people who can pay for medical school in cash aren’t at the top of my list,” Craig Garthwaite, PhD, a health economist at Northwestern University, told Kaiser Health News.
Researchers are cautioning physicians to be wary when prescribing antibiotics to hypertensive patients after a study published in Physiological Genomics found individual genetic makeup can significantly affect how a person’s blood pressure reacts to common drugs like vancomycin and minocycline.
A new study in JAMA Cardiology uncovered a set of genetic variants that are almost exclusive to people of African ancestry and may explain their higher risk of adverse events related to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
The American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association this week pledged $6.5 million to a three-year initiative to improve Nebraska’s stroke response system, the Omaha World-Herald has reported.
New research published this month in Experimental Physiology suggests just 10 minutes of sitting or lying down could be enough to impair blood vessel function in the lower legs, but simple movements and foot exercises can work against that strain to restimulate blood flow and circumvent any deleterious effects.
Two studies published Aug. 21 in JAMA highlighted the link between heart and brain health. One found older individuals who met fewer metrics for ideal cardiovascular health had an increased risk of dementia, while the other showed that younger adults who didn’t achieve similar standards already had decreased cerebral blood flow and more white matter lesions.
More than 6 percent of elderly patients are given antipsychotic drugs after heart surgery, according to findings from a study published Aug. 19 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Researchers are noting a disturbing trend in the use of off-brand medications they think might harm patients more than help them.
