TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 — Imagine standing at your bathroom sink, and then you suddenly find yourself in bed but you don’t remember how you got there. Then you discover hours have passed, yet you have no memory of what happened during that time. That frightening scenario happened to Amy…
Improvements in lung cancer care
Cancer care is constantly evolving. And nowhere is that more true than with lung cancer. “In just the last few years, lung cancer care has evolved considerably,” says Gaurav Marwaha, MD, radiation oncologist. “The types of treatment options and treatment combinations that existed just a few years ago are now…
Study shows ablation more effective than medications for initial treatment of atrial fibrillation
Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that cryoballoon ablation as the initial treatment for atrial fibrillation is more effective than current standard-of-care management using medications. The study was published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of heart rhythm disorder. The Centers for…
SCORED and SOLOIST trials add to evidence for treating diabetes with SGLT2 inhibitors
Less than a decade ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved drugs for treating type 2 diabetes in an entirely new way. Since that time, evidence in favor of the use of sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors has been mounting, with studies showing better blood glucose control, cardiovascular benefits, weight…
The 'whistle' that helps you use your inhaler properly
The ‘whistle’ that helps you use your inhaler properly: Small ring that clips on to device and shrills when patients use it correctly could slash number of asthma attacks A small ring that clips on to an inhaler and whistles when patients use it correctly could slash the number of…
AKI Common in U.S. Veterans Hospitalized With COVID-19
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 — Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common among U.S. veterans hospitalized with COVID-19 and is associated with an increased risk for health care resource utilization and death, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Benjamin…
Richard Schiff Hospitalized After Testing Positive for COVID-19, Wife Sheila Kelley Is 'Still Fairly Ill'
Richard Schiff is giving fans a "Covid update" after revealing that he and wife Sheila Kelley were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. The West Wing actor, 65, shared on Monday that he has been hospitalized for COVID-19, writing on his Twitter, "Covid update. Thank you all for so much love and…
Does your child have diabetes?
More than 34 million Americans are living with diabetes. And many of them are children and adolescents. Cases of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are on the rise among those 20 and under in the U.S., according to a study earlier this year by the Centers for Disease Control…
Early life risk factors predict higher obesity and cardiometabolic risk
Early life risk factors in the first 1,000 days cumulatively predict higher obesity and cardiometabolic risk in early adolescence, according to new research led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. The study is the first to evaluate the combined influence of early life risk factors with direct measures of…
Cannabis strength soars over past half century
New research shows that over the past 50 years street cannabis across the world has become substantially stronger carrying an increased risk of harm. The team behind the study from the Addiction and Mental Health Group at the University of Bath, synthesized data from over 80,000 cannabis samples tested in…