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10 Take-Home Messages from the New ACC/AHA Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines: A Guideline Topline
December 05, 2023
The 10 most important take-homes from the 2023 ACC/AHA AF guidelines are summarized in this Guideline Topline, an at-a-glance preview for primary care.
E-Cigarette Packaging to Resemble Products for Youth Prompt More FDA Warning Letters
December 05, 2023
Camouflaging e-cigarettes as kid- and teen-appealing drinks and toys may help youth conceal the products from adults, increase risk of harm to children.
More Timely Care for Chronic Liver Disease is Coming, Step-by-Step, says Hepatologist Bruce Luxon, MD, PhD
December 04, 2023
Reducing stigma associated with chronic liver disease and expediting diagnosis and referral will take some time but progress is being made, Luxon says.
To Help Reduce the Burden of Chronic Liver Disease, Primary Care Needs Simple, Reliable, Available Tools
December 04, 2023
Transplant hepatologist Dr Bruce Luxon says primary care is essential to making progress against chronic liver disease but doesn't have the resources it needs.
10 Top Studies from The Liver Meeting 2023: At-a-Glance
December 01, 2023
Simplified risk stratification tools for NAFLD, effects of statins on hepatic disease, trends in OHE, and patient perspectives are samples of the noteworthy research areas.
Updated Guidelines for Atrial Fibrillation from ACC/AHA Focus on Aggressive Prevention and Control and a Continuum of Care
December 01, 2023
The revised guidance classifies AF into 4 stages, emphasizes prevention and aggressive rhythm control, and upgrades recommendations for catheter ablation and LAA occlusion.
Obesity Advocacy Groups Say Exclusion of People with Obesity from Drug Research Must Stop
November 29, 2023
The 5 leading advocacy groups said the safety of people with obesity is at risk and called on the FDA to change clinical trial inclusion requirements and expedite labeling changes.
Treat the Neuropathic Pain—and the Rest of the Person, Too: PM&R Physician Saloni Sharma, MD
November 29, 2023
Physiatrist Saloni Sharma, MD, stresses the essential role of coordinated, multidisciplinary care for a person with neuropathic pain—and any person with limited function.
CV Risk Factors Increasing Among Middle-Aged US Adults, Socioeconomic Inequities Persist: New Findings
November 28, 2023
Cardiovascular mortality has been increasing among middle-aged US adult since 2011; a new study looked at changes in CV risk factors by income level over the past 20 years.
Dupilumab sBLA Submission for COPD Accelerated Based on Second Positive Phase 3 Trial Findings
November 27, 2023
Dupilumab reduced COPD exacerbations by more than one-third in the phase 3 NOTUS trial, matching outcomes from the earlier BOREAS study this year.