Only 20-25 minutes of moderate-to vigorous-physical activity every day may offset the heightened risk of death from a sedentary lifestyle, researchers reported Oct. 24, 2023 in the British Journal… read more.
In patients with prostate cancer with high-risk biochemical recurrence, enzalutamide plus standard-treatment leuprolide is superior to leuprolide monotherapy for metastasis-free survival. And enzalutamide monotherapy is also superior to… read more.
Researchers report that patients treated for treatment-resistant depression with esketamine NS (nasal spray), a form of ketamine, achieve better and more durable outcomes than similar patients treated with… read more.
Tirzepatide. a once weekly GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist, treats early-onset type 2 diabetes as effectively as it treats type 2 diabetes diagnosed later in life, researchers reported… read more.
Data from a “real world” study indicates that treatment with the semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) for type 2 diabetes significantly improves both blood sugar control and weight loss for up… read more.
Among persons with PAD (peripheral artery disease) home-based walking exercise appears to improve 6-minute walk (6MW) more than supervised treadmill exercise. Investigators reported this finding on Sept 21,… read more.
Persons with an evening ‘chronotype”’ (going to bed late and waking up late), have a 19 percent increased risk of diabetes compared to those with a morning chronotype,… read more.
Co-users of tobacco and cannabis report more anxiety and depression than users of tobacco only and users of neither substance. Researchers reported these findings in PLOS ONE on… read more.
Investigators report that patients suffering ACS/acute coronary syndrome (heart attack or unstable angina), are less likely to die within three years if they begin immediate treatment with a… read more.
Patients who have suffered an intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding stroke) who subsequently take statins appear to have a lower risk of having another stroke, especially an ischemic stroke, when… read more.
Some patients with end-stage heart failure and atrial fibrillation appear to respond significantly and positively to combination catheter ablation and guideline-directed medical therapy. Investigators reported their findings on… read more.
Researchers from a newly published study report that, among patients with atrial fibrillation, the risk of developing dementia among those who underwent catheter ablation was about half that… read more.
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