Drug-Eluting Beat Bare Stents in Older Patients Undergoing PCI
Reductions in myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization for DES versus bare metal stents
CPAP Tied to Improved A-Fib Outcomes for Those With OSA
Researchers recommend sleep disorder screening for patients with atrial fibrillation
AAN: New AAN/AES Guidelines on Treating First Seizure
Antiepileptic drug therapy recommended to help stave off recurrence
AHA Issues Guidelines for Adults With Congenital Heart Dz
New American Heart Association guidelines outline health care strategies for these patients
USPSTF Revisits Mammography Guidelines
Women in their 40s should make an informed personal decision
AACR: Dense Breasts Found More Likely in Black Women
Finding may help explain greater breast cancer risk in this population, researchers say
‘Westernization’ May Drive Disease Via Microbiome
Finding suggests that 'Western' lifestyle may be driving diseases like asthma, diabetes, obesity
Strategies Successful for Helping Children Swallow Meds
Five strategies identified that help get the medicine down
Changing Opioid Rx Formulations May Help Curb Abuse
As opioid market changed, number of prescriptions, overdoses dropped, but heroin overdoses went up
Statins Tenuously Cost-Effective for Primary Prevention in Seniors
Statins would prevent MIs, CHD, be cost-effective if no increase in geriatric-specific adverse effects
