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‘Profound implications’: COVID ups diabetes risk 40% a year later
‘All these roads are pointing in one direction, that COVID-19 increases the risk of diabetes up to a year later. If patients have a prior history...
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Sit-to-stand BP spike tied to CV events in young adults
Orthostatic hypertension blood pressure assessment provides prognostic information on top of traditional risk factors and ambulatory blood...
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Mild COVID-19 infection linked to later type 2 diabetes
Results point to the need to monitor blood glucose following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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New test for Lp(a) allows more accurate LDL-cholesterol results
A new method of directly measuring Lp(a) has been shown to allow more accurate values for LDL cholesterol to be calculated in some patients.
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High-intensity exercise vs. omega-3s for heart failure risk reduction
High-intensity exercise improved cardiac function and biomarkers after a year, but omega-3 supplementation didn’t, in a small prospective study....
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Burden of thyroid cancer: Substantial and increasing
Of 19 countries, 13 showed an average annual percentage increase in incidence rates.
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Guidance seeks to improve statin treatment adherence
A systematic review of trials estimated that between up to 78% of statin intolerance could be attributed to expectation alone.
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Big missed opportunities for BP control in premenopausal women
A new NHANES analysis found no improvement in hypertension control over the past decade and evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in these...
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Can a tool help overcome barriers to diabetes medication cost?
Tool is designed to be a ‘broad conversation starter’ and not just about medications.
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Early treatment may delay atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia
Cholesterol-lowering treatment early in life appeared to slow intima-media growth in a meta-analysis.