NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are less likely to survive until discharge if they have a known history of prior atherosclerosis,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single question may be all it takes for primary care providers to accurately screen patients who may be drinking too much, new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The well-known association between poor glycemic control and low HDL cholesterol in patients with type 2 diabetes is independent of obesity and hypertriglyceridemia,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vertebroplasty does not improve the pain or disability associated with osteoporotic spinal fractures, according to the results of two randomized trials appearing in…
Daniel Mazanec, MD, FACP, FACR, Associate Director, Center for Spine Health Cleveland Clinic, discusses medical acupuncture, the different training programs in the US and how to interpret the…
C. Robert Bernardino, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Residency Program Director, Director of Ophthalmic Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Yale University, discusses eye surgery transitioning from the…
E. Murat Tuzcu, MD, Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, discusses percutaneous mitral valve replacement, which is more challenging than aortic valve replacement, using a mitral valve clip called…
E. Murat Tuzcu, MD, Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, discusses catheter-based aortic valve replacement and the Partner trial, which is studying the outcomes of surgery versus catheter or…
C. Robert Bernardino, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Residency Program Director, Director of Ophthalmic Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Yale University, discusses thyroid eye disease, which is…
E. Murat Tuzcu, MD, Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, discusses anticoagulation for patients with mechanical valves, highlighting the use of the antithrombotics aspirin and clopidogrel for some patients…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of metformin is associated with a decreased risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with diabetes, new research shows. By contrast, treatment with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even when patients with type 1 diabetes have excellent hemoglobin A1C levels, continuous glucose monitoring will be beneficial, according to a report in…
