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A review sought to investigate associations between HIV-infection and antiretroviral use and the risk of developing diabetes and hypertension in persons with HIV.
The USPSTF has issued a draft recommendation statement on the use of behavioral counseling for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults without hypertension, dyslipidemia, or diabetes.
Researchers released preliminary findings on the effects of a promising new treatment that could help to “reboot” the immune system.
Smoking has been shown to impact rheumatoid arthritis (RA) severity. Researchers investigated which smoking cessation interventions are most beneficial for patients with RA.
Alveolar macrophages play an important role in host defense against pathogenic microorganisms and tissue remodeling. In their study, Dr Charles P. Neff and colleagues investigated the effect of HIV and smoking on alveolar macrophages; these results were presented at CROI 2019.
About 34% of the US population has metabolic syndrome. Because of this, authors of a study presented at ACC.19 measured the impact time-restricted eating could have on weight loss and metabolism among individuals with metabolic syndrome.
After demonstrating efficacy in a 6-month trial, a BP reduction intervention implemented in black barbershops was further tested for sustainability through 1 year. The results were encouraging.
A roundup of COVID-19 news, including results from a preliminary test of convalescent plasma treatment, details on a newly approved rapid test, and a study of virus detectability following the resolution of symptoms.
A 63-year-old man with hypertension was prescribed amlodipine for blood pressure control. Three days after initiating treatment, he developed an extremely pruritic rash on his back.
To better predict all-cause mortality in patients with AML treated with less-intensive therapies, an international research team developed predictive models by using data from nearly 800 patients in the Less Intensive 1 trial and comparing them to a SWOG cohort.
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Therapeutic drug monitoring has the potential to optimize inflammatory bowel disease management. Siddharth Singh, MD, MS, answers our questions about this important topic in advance of his presentation at the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (AIBD) Regional Meeting in Los Angeles.
<p>An experimental cholesterol-lowering drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals roughly halved the number of heart attacks and strokes in a clinical trial, researchers reported on Sunday.</p>
<p><span>The newly developed Pediatric All-Cause Harm Measurement Tool improved detection of harms in pediatric inpatients in a recent pilot study.</span></p>
A new study investigated the connection between venous thromboembolism risk and heart failure in hospitalized patients.
In this podcast, Daniel S. Fierer, MD, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, talks about his research on the sexual transmission, and retransmission, of hepatitis C virus among HIV-infected men who have sex with men. This was also a topic he presented at CROI 2019.
This article provides an overview of osteoporosis in the male population, reviewing its classification, etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment.
By Barbara ListonORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Florida's governor on Friday reported the first evidence of local Zika virus transmission in the continental United States, saying testing of four residents showed they were likely infected by mosquito bites.