AHA: Wide Variation in Prices of Generic Heart Failure Meds
Patients can spend from $12 to $400 a month to fill prescriptions
AHA: Proton Pump Inhibitors Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
Researchers concerned about high doses of meds like esomeprazole and omeprazole
Vaginal Immune Response May Up Zika Risk in Women
Findings suggest, when transmitted sexually, women are more susceptible to contracting RNA viruses
AHA: Knowledge of Stroke Risk Lacking Among A-Fib Patients
Study finds gaps in what patients know about atrial fibrillation
AHA: Many A-Fib Patients Not Receiving Oral Anticoagulants
Only 46 percent of patients with indications received OACs at discharge from hospital
GI Adverse Events Up With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Risk varies based on dose, background medications, and type of GLP-1 RA
Only Slightly Worse Disease Course for Bacterial LRI
More often return for second consult than those without bacterial etiology in acute cough
AHA: Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Ups Atherosclerosis Risk
Extent of SHTS exposure linked to presence, extent of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic never smokers
Depression Rates Up Among Adolescents, Particularly Females
Report authors suggest cyberbullying, social media use as possible causes
Physical Punishment of Children Declining in the United States
Decline seen across all socioeconomic strata
