Mixed Topics
News
EMA warns that omega-3-acid ethyl esters may cause AFib
Experts found a dose-dependent increase in the risk for atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiovascular diseases or cardiovascular risk...
Commentary
Don’t fear POTS: Tips for diagnosis and treatment
Sometimes that combination of a heart rate-lowering medication and a medication that increases blood pressure really works well.
Conference Coverage
Precision medicine takes individual approach to diabetes
“Because diabetes is an incredibly heterogeneous disease, few people are Mr. or Mrs. ‘average’ and one-size-fits-all approaches fail many people...
News
Spironolactone safe, effective option for women with hidradenitis suppurativa
“Combining different treatment options that target different pathophysiologic factors is usually required to achieve adequate disease control in...
News
Lack of medical device tracking leaves patients vulnerable
As a result of this siloing of information, patients are not getting the expected benefits of a regulation finalized over a decade ago by the FDA...
News
Job-related stressors tied to increased CHD risk in men
“Integrative and interdisciplinary approaches should be used to tackle psychosocial stressors at work.”
News
FDA to step up oversight of cosmetics, assess ‘forever chemicals’
The cosmetic products include makeup products, nail polishes, shaving creams, other grooming products, perfumes, face and body cleansers, hair...
News
Dupilumab gains off-label uses as clinicians turn to drug for more indications
As the roster of approved and off-label indications grows, skin specialists said, pediatricians and other primary care providers should become...
News
Low-dose oral minoxidil for female pattern hair loss: Benefits, impact on BP, heart rate evaluated
“It was surprising how little ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate changed after an average of 6 months of treatment,” one of the authors said...
News
On the trail of a new vaccine for Lyme disease
“This is a key piece of data that opens the door to one day having an innovative vaccination strategy aimed at perturbing the microbiota of the...