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Flu infection ups hospitalization, deaths in patients with heart failure

18 Dec 2024

Seasonal influenza can increase the risk of morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF), according to a study.

Flu infection ups hospitalization, deaths in patients with heart failure

18 Dec 2024

Body roundness a predictor of CVD risk?

18 Dec 2024 by

A study has found an association between long-term body roundness index (BRI) patterns and an altered risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with higher BRI trajectories tied to increased CVD risk.

Body roundness a predictor of CVD risk?

18 Dec 2024

Being tall entails increased breast cancer risk for young women

18 Dec 2024

Greater body height appears to be associated with increased breast cancer risk among young women in Korea, as suggested in a study.

Being tall entails increased breast cancer risk for young women

18 Dec 2024

Tirzepatide reduces CV death, worsening HF in obese patients with HFpEF

18 Dec 2024 by

Treatment with tirzepatide reduced the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death and worsening heart failure (HF) in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and obesity, according to the SUMMIT trial presented at AHA 2024.

Tirzepatide reduces CV death, worsening HF in obese patients with HFpEF

18 Dec 2024

Chlorthalidone no better than hydrochlorothiazide for kidney health

17 Dec 2024 by

In the treatment of patients with hypertension, the use of chlorthalidone does not appear to yield superior kidney outcomes when compared with hydrochlorothiazide but is associated with an increased risk of hypokalemia, as reported in a study.

Chlorthalidone no better than hydrochlorothiazide for kidney health

17 Dec 2024

Ultraprocessed food intake speeds up biological ageing

17 Dec 2024

High consumption of ultraprocessed food (UPF) may accelerate biological ageing, suggests a study.

Ultraprocessed food intake speeds up biological ageing

17 Dec 2024

Nanoparticle-directed focal therapy feasible in men with prostate cancer

17 Dec 2024 by

Use of nanoparticle-directed focal laser ablation results in the successful treatment of several patients with localized (PCa), as confirmed by negative magnetic resonance (MR)/ultrasound (US) fusion biopsy of the treated lesion and a systematic biopsy.

Nanoparticle-directed focal therapy feasible in men with prostate cancer

17 Dec 2024

Seafood intake may lower risk of persistent tinnitus

17 Dec 2024

Women who regularly consume tuna fish, light-meat fish, or shellfish appear to have a decreased risk of developing persistent tinnitus, reports a study. In contrast, use of fish oil supplement is associated with a higher risk.

Seafood intake may lower risk of persistent tinnitus

17 Dec 2024

CV impact of COVID persists even years after infection

17 Dec 2024 by

A recent study points to interesting clinical and genetic associations with COVID-19, demonstrating that the disease continues to pose a significant public health burden with lingering adverse cardiovascular (CV) risk and genetic interaction with ABO blood types.

CV impact of COVID persists even years after infection

17 Dec 2024

DMT discontinuation poses risk of recurrence even in patients with long-term stable MS

17 Dec 2024

For people with long-term stable multiple sclerosis (MS) who use disease-modifying therapy (DMT) in the first-line setting, discontinuation spells an increased hazard of inflammatory disease activity recurrence, as shown in a study.

DMT discontinuation poses risk of recurrence even in patients with long-term stable MS

17 Dec 2024

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Flu infection ups hospitalization, deaths in patients with heart failure

Flu infection ups hospitalization, deaths in patients with heart failure

Body roundness a predictor of CVD risk?

Body roundness a predictor of CVD risk?

Being tall entails increased breast cancer risk for young women

Being tall entails increased breast cancer risk for young women

Tirzepatide reduces CV death, worsening HF in obese patients with HFpEF

Tirzepatide reduces CV death, worsening HF in obese patients with HFpEF

Chlorthalidone no better than hydrochlorothiazide for kidney health

Chlorthalidone no better than hydrochlorothiazide for kidney health

Ultraprocessed food intake speeds up biological ageing

Ultraprocessed food intake speeds up biological ageing

Nanoparticle-directed focal therapy feasible in men with prostate cancer

Nanoparticle-directed focal therapy feasible in men with prostate cancer

Seafood intake may lower risk of persistent tinnitus

Seafood intake may lower risk of persistent tinnitus

CV impact of COVID persists even years after infection

CV impact of COVID persists even years after infection

DMT discontinuation poses risk of recurrence even in patients with long-term stable MS

DMT discontinuation poses risk of recurrence even in patients with long-term stable MS