Preventive Care
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New Vascepa indication opens up treatment to millions; “Most significant event since statins”
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Surgeon General scolds docs for failing to help patients quit smoking
Two thirds of adult smokers say they want to quit, but only 40% report that their doctor has advised them to stop.
From the Journals
Carbs, fat, and mortality: Types matter more than levels
Opinion
Common drug with lots of surprising side effects
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are linked to symptoms ranging from yawning and hyperhidrosis to increased bleeding risk.
From the Journals
Adult survivors of childhood cancer are experiencing fewer major cardiac events
Reduced radiation exposure is a likely contributor to the improved cardiovascular outcomes.
From the Journals
Cardiovascular risks associated with cannabis use
Review authors suggest cardiovascular patients may benefit from cannabis screening and testing.
Conference Coverage
Framingham: Exercise lessens cardiometabolic risk of poor diet
PHILADELPHIA –
Conference Coverage
Research on statin for preeclampsia prevention advances
WASHINGTON – Low-dose aspirin, meanwhile, remains under research lens.
News
Icosapent ethyl approved for cardiovascular risk reduction
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision on reduction of events in high-risk patients was based primarily on the REDUCE-IT trial results.
Conference Coverage
Do women with diabetes need more CVD risk reduction than men?
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – Two experts came to different conclusions on this question during a heated, but jovial, debate last week at the International...
News from the FDA/CDC
EVALI outbreak ongoing, but new cases decline