Wake Forest University

A session at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress spotlighted the impact of medical misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic in the ICU, ED, rural areas and on social media.

Elevated atherosclerotic CVD risk was linked to cannabis use in a study published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

Aggressive BP lowering reduced acute decompensated HF events in SPRINT, but subsequent HF readmission and mortality did not differ between patients with reduced or preserved ejection fraction, researchers reported.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction appeared to safely treat total migraine burden with long-lasting effects, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association.

As a disease that traditionally has been thought to only affect men, hemophilia has acquired the false reputation of being a “male-only” disease.

A modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet appeared to lower the amount of cognitive decline in adults who were at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a small pilot study showed.

An early, tailored rehabilitation program for patients who had been hospitalized with acute HF.

Older adults hospitalized for acute HF who participated in a progressive 12-week rehabilitation program had better outcomes compared with those receiving standard care, according to results of the REHAB-HF trial.

Researchers who compared arteriovenous grafts with arteriovenous fistulas in patients aged 65 years or older with end-stage kidney disease found scant evidence favoring one treatment over the other.

High-intensity strength training failed to significantly reduce knee pain, or knee joint compressive forces, at 18 months when compared to low-intensity regimens or attention control in patients with osteoarthritis, according to data.