May is High Blood Pressure Education Month. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a significant controllable risk factor for stroke and heart disease. In this article, we’re going to review the 2022 Blood Pressure Targets in Adults with Hypertension guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) published on November 14, 2022. […]
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The Heart Rhythm Society’s 2024 Annual Meeting (HRS2024) was held in Boston from May 16-19, 2024. This prestigious event showcased cutting-edge research and advancements in the fields of cardiology and electrophysiology (EP). Today, we will explore some of the fascinating research presented at the HRS2024 Annual Meeting, with a specific focus on pulsed field ablation. […]
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Welcome to our succinct summaries of the most recent healthcare news and research. Keep yourself informed with our easily digestible updates sourced from medical media and news outlets. Associations of Testosterone and Related Hormones With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Men: Individual Participant Data Meta-analyses Study Details | Source Consumption of Olive […]
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Today we’re going to cover the first article in a two-part series that takes a look at the ongoing studies and clinical trials specific to management of migraine in adults, including acute migraine treatment and migraine prevention (both chronic migraine prevention and episodic migraine prevention). For Part 1 we’ll be starting with Acute Migraine Treatment […]
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Today we’re going to look at the ongoing studies and clinical trials specific to management of schizophrenia in adults, including in acutely psychotic people with schizophrenia and relapse prevention. The below list was curated by assessing the ongoing Phase 3 trials for migraine treatments, specific for adults, and based in the United States. The dates […]
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During Women’s Health Awareness Month, it is crucial to address menopause-related issues with informed strategies. The prevalence of vasomotor symptoms of menopause ranges from 50% to 82% among US women experiencing natural menopause. Additionally, genitourinary syndrome of menopause affects 27% to 84% of postmenopausal women. Breast cancer impacts approximately one in eight women in the […]
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Now that you’ve identified the barriers and prioritized specific interventions as discussed in our previous article on Step 4: Determining Interventions To Mitigate The Identified Barriers, it’s time to begin looking at actual implementation. This includes following through with the previous plans you’ve put in place, and the distribution of various resources to support your […]
Read MoreThis is our first post in a new series called “Guidelines+ Monographs”. In this series we provide an overview of a single medication or therapeutic agent, and then compare how it is positioned across all current guidelines that the medication is indicated for. This may be a single indication/guideline in some cases, or multiple indications […]
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The 2024 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease has been officially released today. This new guideline serves as an update to the previous “2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease,” incorporating the latest evidence to assist clinicians in providing comprehensive care for patients […]
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In honor of Stroke Awareness Month, our ongoing Guidelines Rundown Series will be dedicated to the topic of stroke. There are a multitude of current guidelines on stroke, published from over a dozen different medical societies. These guidelines encompass strategies for prevention, management, and rehabilitation post-stroke. Below is the rundown of clinical practice guidelines on stroke: […]
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