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EMSWorld
04/30/2024
Preliminary damage surveys showed 10 tornadoes touched down Friday and four ripped through areas on Sunday.
ePlasty, Surgery
04/30/2024
This Case Q&A discusses leukoplakia, its diagnosis and management, and treatment of a 47-year-old man using tongue flap reconstruction.
EP Lab Digest
04/29/2024
Featured is a discussion with David De Lurgio, MD, Director of Electrophysiology at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital, and Devi Nair, MD, Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Division at St. Bernard’s Heart & Vascular Center.
Cath Lab Digest, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, CardioVascular
04/29/2024
“Our study indicates that the air we breathe affects our mental well-being, which in turn impacts heart health,” said study lead author Dr. Shady Abohashem of Harvard Medical School, Boston, US.
Cath Lab Digest, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, CardioVascular
04/29/2024
“Cholesterol-lowering drugs save lives and prevent heart attacks, and should be prescribed to all patients with coronary artery disease,” said study author Dr. Nina Johnston of Uppsala University, Sweden. “Unfortunately, our study shows that women are missing out on these essential medications.”
Oncology
04/29/2024
At the Great Debates and Updates in Lung Cancer Meeting in New York, New York, Koosha Paydary, MD, MPH, MSc, argued that CTLA-4 inhibitors should not be used to treat patients with PD-L1 negative or PD-L1
EP Lab Digest
04/29/2024
In this feature interview, EP Lab Digest talks with Chirag Barbhaiya, MD, about his initial experience and first-in-human cases using the new MATRIX12 M esophageal temperature probe (CIRCA Scientific, Inc).
EP Lab Digest
04/29/2024
Arash Aryana, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS, describes his early commercial experience with the PulseSelect™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) system (Medtronic) to treat both paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.
EP Lab Digest
04/29/2024
In this special 2-part series, Drs Rod Passman and Suneet Mittal join Dr Mintu Turakhia for a roundtable discussion on outcomes and new guidance in cardiac ambulatory monitoring. In the first episode, they discuss the latest advancements in ambulatory cardiac monitoring, highlighting the findings from the CAMELOT study.
Cath Lab Digest, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, CardioVascular, Vascular Disease Management
04/29/2024
To inform heart team and patient decision-making on valve surgery, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has launched new risk calculators for isolated tricuspid valve repair and replacement; surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) after prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); and multi-valve surgery with or without coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
ePlasty, Surgery
Penile Revascularization for Erectile Dysfunction Secondary to Arterial Insufficiency: A Case Series
04/29/2024
This report describes 2 cases of penile revascularization for arteriogenic erectile dysfunction at a level 1 trauma center.
Neurology, Psych Congress Network
04/29/2024
A genetic variant may decrease the odds of developing Alzheimer disease (AD) by as much as 70% in people who carry the APOE ε4 allele, which is known to significantly increase AD risk. Researchers published the findings online in Acta Neuropathologica.
EMSWorld
04/29/2024
Supporting the Boston Marathon for the second year, Coastal Medical Transportation Systems deployed 48 ambulances and 110 staff along the route.
First Report Managed Care
04/29/2024
Explore the latest trends and developments in the specialty pharmaceutical pipeline, including key legal matters, FDA issues, notable approvals, and potential biosimilar savings projected for the next decade as shared in a 2024 AMCP session.
Psych Congress Network
04/29/2024
Join Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, as she explores the limitations of traditional antipsychotic agents and off-label therapies in bipolar disorder treatment.
Cath Lab Digest, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Vascular Disease Management, CardioVascular
04/29/2024
"The FDA approval of Abbott's Esprit BTK System marks a significant milestone in our fight against peripheral artery disease below the knee and should usher in a new era of improved outcomes for people worldwide," said Sahil A. Parikh, M.D., Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and one of the principal investigators of the LIFE-BTK trial. "By introducing a treatment option that is superior to balloon angioplasty, Abbott is changing the landscape of CLTI therapy."
Oncology
04/28/2024
At the Great Debates and Updates in Lung Cancer Meeting in New York, New York, Charles Simone, MD, argued that adding SBRT to systemic therapy is a strong and effective way to treat patients with oligometastatic or oligoprogressive non-small cell lung cancer.
APP Institute Oncology
04/28/2024
Research highlights the importance of examining the mental health needs of caregivers of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
Oncology
04/28/2024
At the Great Debates and Updates in Lung Cancer Meeting in New York, New York, Jamie Chaft, MD, argued in favor of both pre- and post-operative immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer.