Mixed Topics
Conference Coverage
Marital stress tied to worse outcome in young MI patients
For younger patients recovering from myocardial infarction, managing personal stress may be as important as addressing other clinical risk factors...
News
Metabolites may distinguish severe subtypes of PAH
Patients with the systemic sclerosis subtype of pulmonary arterial hypertension showed a distinctive bioactive lipid signature
News
What’s the best age to stop smoking? Study offers clue
“Without a proximal goal, it is tempting for smokers to abandon a quit attempt with cognitions such as ‘I don’t really need to do it just now...
News
Vitamin D deficiency linked to death, new study finds
A genetic approach provides support for the effects of vitamin D on mortality. The benefits of vitamin D supplementation are largely found in...
News
Four commonly abused drugs linked with atrial fibrillation
All four drugs – cocaine, methamphetamine, opioids, and cannabis – whether stimulants or depressants – cause “quite dramatic and often rapid...
News
Time to ditch clarithromycin for H. pylori?
“This study shows that multiple parts of the United States and Europe have high resistance rates.”
Commentary
Criminal profiles of medical murderers
“Medical murderers (physicians, nurses, elder care workers) can have a long list of victims, longer than other kinds of serial killers.”
Literature Review
Less than 6 hours of sleep a night linked to serious, chronic illness
Chronic health problems can interrupt sleep. “Which is the chicken, and which is the egg?”
Conference Coverage
C. diff recurrence drops with highly targeted ridinilazole
“We need new agents to treat C. difficile.”
News
Sexual issues common for GI patients, but docs often avoid topic
Lack of knowledge, too little time, and embarrassment are the main reasons gastroenterologists don’t discuss the sexual dysfunction that their...