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Improving HDL function may improve outcomes after acute MI for patients with multivessel disease and high LDL, according to a subanalysis of the AEGIS II trial presented at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

BOSTON — Most adults should follow the National Academy of Medicine recommendations for daily vitamin D intake, though some populations could benefit from higher intake levels, according to a new clinical practice guideline.

BOSTON — Younger adults are at greater cardiovascular disease risk if they have obesity for 10 years, but a single excess weight measurement does not predict risk for heart-related events over time, according to data presented at ENDO 2024.

The National Kidney Foundation honored Martin Pollak, MD, with the David M. Hume Memorial Award.

BOSTON — In this video from the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Miho J. Tanaka, MD, PhD, discussed radiographic positioning of the femoral tunnel in surgical candidates with patellar instability and dysplasia.

NEW ORLEANS —AI can be used not only to improve clinical decision making, but also to free up providers to spend more quality time with patients, according to two keynote speakers at the AACE annual meeting.

BOSTON — There is some evidence that cannabinoids may help with neuropathic pain, chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting and MS-associated spasticity, “but it’s not exactly a slam dunk,” a speaker said.

The use of racial-ethnic adjustments in the U.S. version of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool may be underestimating fractures among underrepresented groups, and new, more accurate tools are needed, according to a task force report.

Coping methods for acyclic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis vary by age group, with adolescents reporting sleep and music as most helpful and exercise as less helpful, researchers reported in Frontiers Reproductive Health.

ATLANTA — Four weekly infusions of a novel formulation of human apolipoprotein A-I did not reduce a combination of CV endpoints at 90 days for adults with acute MI, multivessel disease and additional CV risk factors, researchers reported.