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QT-Prolonging Meds Commonly Doled Out to Dialysis Patients

Most scripts originated from clinicians other than nephrologists

Apr 30, 2024
CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas

Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke

Apr 30, 2024
Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females

Also in TTHealthWatch: antipsychotics and dementia

Apr 27, 2024
Opinion
Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists?

Clinical treatment decisions should be based on the best available evidence

Apr 26, 2024
Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females

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Opinion
Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists?

Clinical treatment decisions should be based on the best available evidence

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Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine

But one in five soon-to-be parents said they had never even heard of RSV, survey finds

Apr 25, 2024
Photo of a doctor preparing a vaccine for a pregnant woman.
No Best Nutrition Strategy for Most Preemies Waiting to Breastfeed

Trial in moderate to late preterm infants comparing a variety of common methods finds no winner

Apr 24, 2024
A nurse feeding a premature baby with a syringe.
Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Instead

Surgery marks sixth human xenotransplant performed at NYU Langone Health

Apr 24, 2024
Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, performing the pig kidney transplant surgery.
High-Dose Vit A Fails Again for Serious Lung Disease in Premature Infants

Another trial of enteral supplementation is unable to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia rates

Apr 24, 2024
A photo of a premature infant being weighed on a scale.
Does Ejection Fraction Make or Break Afib Ablation in Heart Failure Patients?

Survival benefit does not extend to HFpEF group, meta-analysis suggests

Apr 24, 2024
 A photo of a catheter ablation procedure.
Opinion
Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady

The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks

Apr 22, 2024
A computer rendering of tweezers attaching a microchip to a brain.
FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries

Recall comes years after issues were first raised

Apr 21, 2024
FDA RECALL HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 over a photo of the HeartMate 3 device on an anatomical heart model.
Trials Identify Better Way to Select Antibiotics for UTIs, Pneumonia in Inpatients

Provider prompts reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics, without affecting safety

Apr 19, 2024
A photo of a female physician typing on a laptop.
Opinion
Revisiting the Boston Marathon Bombing a Decade Later

Even now, the emergency still has important lessons to teach us

Apr 19, 2024
A photo of shoes tied to barricades in a makeshift memorial to victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing.
Antipsychotics in Dementia Tied to Wider Range of 'Serious Harms'

Steepest increases in risk observed for pneumonia, kidney injury, VTE, and stroke

Apr 17, 2024
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Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determines

Independent reviewers reject causal links to infertility, myocardial infarction, stroke

Apr 16, 2024
 A photo of vials of Spikevax and Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines.
Cardiac Events Common in Older, Hospitalized RSV Patients

New RSV vaccines could reduce risk, researchers said

Apr 15, 2024
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Delirium and Dementia; Are Biosimilars Cheaper for Patients?

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing infections by drug-resistant bacteria

Apr 13, 2024
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Usefulness Questioned for Transplant Center Report Cards

Ratings look like noise due to volatile score changes every half year

Apr 11, 2024
A photo of surgeons working on a donor heart on a sterile bench.
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