NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Empagliflozin reduced the risk of adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes in heart failure patients regardless of baseline NT-proBNP levels, researchers say. Empagliflozin is a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, now considered a foundational treatment for chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. The EMPEROR-Reduced trial showed a 25% reduction with empagliflozin […]
Using the internet during your retirement years can boost your cognitive function, a new study has found. Researchers from Lancaster University Management School, the Norwegian University Science and Technology and Trinity College Dublin examined the cognitive function of more than 2,000 retired people from across Europe, and found that post-retirement internet usage is associated with […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children over age six with pure lymphatic malformations (LMs), sirolimus decreases oozing, bleeding, and malformation volume, while increasing quality of life, an observational-phase randomized clinical trial showed. By contrast, the benefits seemed lower for pure venous malformations (VMs). As reported in JAMA Dermatology, Dr. Annabel Maruani of the University […]
Interactive fitness mirrors like the Vaha and Lululemon Mirror may be the latest in immersive home fitness trends, but the pandemic has shown writer Jennifer Barton how to finally appreciate the joy of exercise – anytime, anywhere – without a mirror’s guiding hand. For as long as I can remember, exercise and fitness have been entwined with […]
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For the first time in 25 years, rates of smoking among teenage boys in Ireland are increasing, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. The study also shows that rates of vaping among teenagers have risen in the last four years and that teenagers who use e-cigarettes are more likely to smoke. The […]
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sustained a painful-looking chest injury after a sack against the Buffalo Bills yesterday. In a new video on his YouTube channel, sports medicine specialist Dr. Brian Sutterer shares his professional opinion on the footage from the game and a prognosis based on the information available. “There was really not much, […]
Patients with life-limiting advanced lung cancer often experience intense grief and loss. Addressing patients’ physical symptoms — drug side effects, trouble breathing, pain, fatigue — alongside their psychological and spiritual distress — depression, anxiety, fear of death — is critical to restoring their dignity and improving their quality of life, say palliative care experts. Palliative […]
After several decades of pre-clinical development, cell- and gene-based therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD) are now actively being explored. In this special supplement to the Journal of Parkinson's Disease on "Repairing the Parkinsonian Brain," experts highlight some of the current strategies being pursued to restore lost function and replace what is lost in the PD […]
Covid cases in the UK sit at roughly 7.47 million infection cases and 135,000 deaths. The hospital admission rate of COVID-19-confirmed patients in England remained relatively stable and was at 7.29 per 100,000 people in the week ending 12 September 2021. Trends in hospital admissions varied across age groups and the English regions. A Dutch […]
