Articles Tagged With:
-
Patients with Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse: What Treatment Works?
Among primary care patients diagnosed with comorbid chronic pain and opioid misuse, researchers found a specially designed, mindfulness-based group therapy showed superiority to generic supportive group therapy in reducing opioid use and controlling symptoms of chronic pain.
-
WHO Lobbies for Updated Tuberculosis Vaccines
International organization says these investments could drive economic growth, improve health equity and antimicrobial stewardship, and lower mortality rates.
-
Congress Issues Special Report on COVID-19 Pandemic
A select subcommittee exhaustively detailed what went wrong and offered suggestions on how to prevent future disasters.
-
Identifying and Treating Pediatric Ocular Trauma
Pediatric ocular injuries are predominantly minor but may be devastating. The emergency provider must understand the anatomy and injuries that may result in significant damage and a timely critical approach to preserve the child’s vision.
-
Management of Seizures in the Emergency Department
While most seizures will be brief and self-limited, prolonged seizure activity and status epilepticus represent high morbidity and mortality presentations. This review aims to summarize the best available evidence on seizure evaluation, classification, and acute management.
-
New Therapy for Resistant Hypertension
Aprocitentan demonstrated efficacy for additional therapy beyond standard multidrug treatment in resistant hypertension.
-
Is Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Cost Effective?
Self-screening for atrial fibrillation in elderly individuals could lead to lower stroke rates, prevent bleeding-related hospitalizations, and save money.
-
Is It Better to Up-Titrate Medications Faster in Acute Heart Failure Patients?
Early intensive up-titration of guideline-recommended therapy in patients admitted for heart failure reduced 180-day readmission and all-cause mortality at the cost of more adverse events (but not serious or fatal ones).
-
Triglyceride-Lowering Therapy and Cardiovascular Events
Researchers studied pemafibrate vs. placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes, mild-to-moderate triglyceride elevations, and low levels of HDL and well-controlled LDL cholesterol. Despite a 31% reduction in triglyceride levels, there was no improvement in the risk of cardiovascular outcomes over a median follow-up of 3.4 years.
-
Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Gains Traction in Cardiogenic Shock Patients
The authors of this large registry study examined transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with cardiogenic shock and severe mitral regurgitation (MR). Successful repair was achievable in most patients and was associated with lower mortality rates and heart failure hospitalization at one year.