House Speaker Unveils Plan to Lower Drug Costs
Plan would allow Medicare to negotiate prices for high-cost drugs
Aortic, Mitral Regurgitation Risk Up With Fluoroquinolone Use
Risk significantly increased for current use and recent use, but not past use within 61 to 365 days
Nonphysician Providers Rarely Interpret Diagnostic Images
Radiography and fluoroscopy were most common NPP-billed imaging services over all years
2002 to 2016 Saw Rise in Drug Abuse-Linked Infective Endocarditis
Patients were younger, more often white men, poorer, and had fewer comorbidities
Polypill Strategy Promising in Socioeconomically Vulnerable
Greater reductions in systolic blood pressure, LDL cholesterol levels with polypill in minority population
Prenatal, Postnatal Exposures Tied to Blood Pressure in Children
Chemical, environmental, meteorological factors may impact systolic, diastolic BP
Combo Antithrombotic Therapy Increases Bleeding Risk
Greatest risk seen in first year of treatment, but benefits of combo therapy continue after one year
Remote, Postpartum BP Checks Feasible in Women With HTN
Study demonstrates high compliance, retention, and patient satisfaction with the program
Optimized AED Placement Might Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
Better access to automated external defibrillators could up coverage for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Aspirin for Primary Prevention May Offer Net Benefit for Some
Subgroups with net benefit had higher baseline CVD risk, higher levels of most established CVD risk factors
