Practice Management News

BOSTON — Emerging data on the cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonists indicate that these agents could transform cardiovascular care, much like statins did 30 years ago, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACP, MACC, FAHA, FHFSA, said.

BOSTON — The recently launched PREVENT risk scoring algorithm has the ability to enhance the prevention and management of CVD, according to Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACP, MACC, FAHA, FHFSA.

BOSTON — Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, or CKM, is a new term endorsed by the American Heart Association that reflects the interplay of metabolic and renal conditions that drive the risk for CVD.

BOSTON — A “laundry list of new trials” in cardiovascular medicine has led to “a decided portfolio of new ways of thinking, new interventions and a new potential to modify the natural history of CVD,” an expert said.

Healio is accepting submissions for its third annual peer-recognition program, Healio Honors.

An artificial intelligence model that analyzes patients’ narrative accounts after childbirth showed potential in identifying postpartum PTSD, a study showed.

Standard infection prevention and control procedures prevented the spread of Candida auris at a Tennessee dialysis facility despite two patients there being colonized for up to 4 months during treatment, researchers reported.

TORONTO — Among resident physicians in the United States, around 98% do not make enough money to afford child care, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

TORONTO — Pediatrics is facing a “workforce crisis,” an expert told Healio at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

TORONTO — A menu of options helped providers identify families’ desire for social resources better than a screening tool, according to findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.