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Heart pump helps prevent death after severe heart attack
Heart pump helps prevent death after severe heart attack
25 Apr 2024 byStephen Padilla

Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)-related cardiogenic shock may benefit from a significantly higher survival rate at 6 months through the routine use of a microaxial flow pump in combination with standard care as compared with standard care alone, as shown in a study presented at the recent ACC.24.

Heart pump helps prevent death after severe heart attack
25 Apr 2024
Ecopipam cuts Tourette tics
Ecopipam cuts Tourette tics
25 Apr 2024 byAudrey Abella

Children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome (TS) may benefit from ecopipam, a first-in-class selective dopamine-1 (D1) receptor antagonist, as it reduced the number of tics and level of daily interference in a post hoc analysis of the phase IIb D1AMOND trial.

Ecopipam cuts Tourette tics
25 Apr 2024
Standardized protocols for hypertension management need alignment
Standardized protocols for hypertension management need alignment
24 Apr 2024

There is no short supply of standardized treatment protocols (STPs) for hypertension across the globe, but many of these can be further improved through interventions targeting alignment with the latest evidence-based guidelines and engagement with multiple stakeholders, suggests a study.

Standardized protocols for hypertension management need alignment
24 Apr 2024
Otitis media cases in China require more attention
Otitis media cases in China require more attention
24 Apr 2024

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis reveals a considerable burden of otitis media (OM) in China that is often overlooked. At present, the most common bacterial pathogen identified is Streptococcus pneumoniae (S pneumoniae).

Otitis media cases in China require more attention
24 Apr 2024