AHA: Guidelines Stress Healthy Lifestyle for Lowering Cholesterol
LDL-C should be reduced with high-intensity or maximally tolerated statin therapy
Red Cross Issues Urgent Call for Blood Ahead of the Holidays
More than 4,300 blood drives needed to stop the shortage from continuing throughout the winter
CDC Probe Continues as Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Rise
252 patients currently under investigation for AFM, an increase of 33 patients since last week
Pharmacist-Led Effort Cuts Inappropriate Rx in Older Adults
Intervention included educational deprescribing information to patients, physicians
Changes in Risk Indicators of MetS Severity Tied to T2DM Risk
For patients with prediabetes, changes in risk indicators during intervention tied to T2DM, CVD risk
Sudden Cardiac Death Rates Up in Blacks Versus Whites
Risk still up after adjustment for sociodemographics, comorbidity, behavioral measures of health
Heart Disease Leading Cause of Death in Low-Income Counties
Greatest shift to cancer as leading cause of death seen in highest-income counties in United States
2017 Hepatitis A Outbreaks Tied to Drug Use, Homelessness
57 percent of patients with outbreak-associated hepatitis A reported drug use, homelessness, or both
Short Interpregnancy Intervals Tied to Adverse Outcome Risk
Six-month interval associated with greater risk than 18-month interval for women of any age
Consensus Statement Issued on Management of Foot, Ankle Gout
Risk for gouty flares increased with use of thiazide diuretics, excessive alcohol intake
