Arterial Stiffness Linked to Incidence of Diabetes
Increased risk of diabetes across increasing tertiles of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity
Patients Prefer Face-to-Face Communication, No Computer
Seventy-two percent of patients with advanced cancer prefer face-to-face communication
Probiotics Linked to Weight Loss in Obese, Overweight
Reductions in body weight, BMI, fat percentage, but not in fat mass with short-term probiotics
Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior
Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions
HIV Drug Resistance Is Threatening Gains of Treatment
WHO has proposed 5-point plan for monitoring, combating, and preventing drug resistance
Chewing Ticagrelor Loading Dose May Be Beneficial in STEMI
Chewing facilitates better early platelet inhibition compared with standard oral loading dose
Locus ID’d That Links Comorbid Alcohol Dependence, Depression
Robust association identified for SEMA3A locus in African American participants in two samples
Panel Recommends New Zoster Vaccine as First-Line Treatment
Advisory committee says Shingrix vaccine should be given to adults aged 50 and older
Secondary Prevention Meds Often Not Started Post-AMI in Seniors
More than a third of older nursing home residents did not start medication after myocardial infarction
Vitamin D Supplements Improve Markers of Bone Turnover in CKD
Cholecalciferol can also correct vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic kidney disease
