July 31st, 2019In an analysis of findings from 277 clinical trials using 24 different interventions, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that almost no vitamin, mineral and other...
February 20th, 2019Physiological age is a better predictor of survival than chronological age, even after adjusting for sex, smoking, body mass index, statin use, diabetes, hypertension,...
Most patients who report having a penicillin allergy are not really allergic to this highly effective antibiotic, and they may be missing out on the best treatment for...Weekly Roundup
A small biotech company has a shot at shaking up a market roosted by giants, moving toward approval with a pill it believes can lower bad cholesterol at a discount to...
September 5th, 2018Heart attacks are usually caused by inflamed plaques in the coronary artery causing an abrupt blockage of blood getting to the heart. The challenge for doctors is...
Results from a clinical trial of more than 250 participants with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) revealed that ibudilast was better than a placebo in slowing brain...Haematology
By analysing data from randomised clinical trials comparing blood transfusion approaches, Johns Hopkins experts, along with colleagues at Cleveland Clinic and NYU...Pulmonology
A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers found that a common heart disease medication, beta blockers, may help treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a debilitating...Sport and Exercise Medicine
Patients could perform sports-related functions and maintain a high knee-related quality of life a decade after Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery, though activity...
August 9th, 2017Statins are known to reduce the risk of death and cardiovascular events for people who are at high risk; however, as many as 75% of patients discontinue statin therapy...
