Pharmacology
Conference Coverage
IRONMAN galvanizes case for IV iron repletion in heart failure
The trial missed its primary endpoint, but makes unique contributions; many see it as further evidence that the treatment helps iron-deficient...
Conference Coverage
Optimize HF meds rapidly and fully after hospital discharge: STRONG-HF
Outcomes were superior with a high-intensity up-titration strategy compared with usual care, but questions about implementation in practice remain...
News
Flu vaccination associated with reduced stroke risk
“What we were most surprised by was the sheer magnitude of the effect and that it existed across different adult age groups, for both sexes, and...
Conference Coverage
Tirzepatide cuts BP during obesity treatment
“The large effects on ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure raise the possibility that there may be important long-term benefits of [tirzepatide] on...
Conference Coverage
Statins boost glycemia slightly, but CVD benefits prevail
Meta-analysis of 23 trials confirmed statins raise glycemia and can trigger diabetes, but the effect pales compared with their CVD prevention.
Commentary
The body of evidence for Paxlovid therapy
For older patients, we should be thinking of why we should be using Paxlovid rather than the reason not to treat.
Conference Coverage
Tirzepatide lowers weight across all groups with obesity
The antiobesity medication semaglutide “took things up one big notch, and now tirzepatide is up a little notch above that,” one expert said.
Conference Coverage
Clozapine underutilized in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
The drug remains the only antipsychotic approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, yet with side effects and blood testing concerns,...
Latest News
Promising new antibiotic emerges for treating UTIs
It would be the first new treatment in 20 years for UTIs, which affect more than half of women at least sometime in their lives.
Latest News
HPV vaccine effectiveness dependent on age at receipt
HPV vaccination does not have any therapeutic effect on HPV infections already acquired, which is likely to explain the difference in infection...