Mixed Topics
Opinion
Artificial intelligence in the office: Part 2
A multitude of generative AI products with potential medical applications are now available, with new ones appearing almost weekly.
Latest News
EMA warns that omega-3-acid ethyl esters may cause AFib
Experts found a dose-dependent increase in the risk for atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiovascular diseases or cardiovascular risk...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA denies approval for patisiran in ATTR cardiomyopathy, despite panel nod
The FDA indicated in the letter that the clinical meaningfulness of patisiran’s treatment effects for the cardiomyopathy of ATTR amyloidosis have...
Commentary
Don’t fear POTS: Tips for diagnosis and treatment
Sometimes that combination of a heart rate-lowering medication and a medication that increases blood pressure really works well.
Latest News
Lead pollutants as harmful to health as particulate matter
The economic consequences of increased exposure to lead are already immense, especially in low- and middle-income countries, according to study...
Commentary
Overburdened: Health care workers more likely to die by suicide
It’s time we acknowledge and support the people in our profession who seem to be suffering more than any of us: the aides, the techs, the support...
From the Journals
Job-related stressors tied to increased CHD risk in men
“Integrative and interdisciplinary approaches should be used to tackle psychosocial stressors at work.”
News from the FDA/CDC
Patisiran (Onpattro) for ATTR cardiomyopathy gets FDA panel thumbs up
The study also met its first secondary endpoint, demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit on health status and...
From the Journals
Stress, insomnia tied to increased AFib risk for older women
The results support the hypothesis that psychosocial predictors account for additional risk for AF “above and beyond” traditional AF risk factors...
Commentary
Disenfranchised grief: What it looks like, where it goes
Disenfranchised grief, the grief that is hard to share and often seems wrong to feel in the first place, can be triggered in many situations.
Conference Coverage
ESC issues first comprehensive cardiomyopathy guidelines
The guidelines are the ESC’s first major comprehensive attempt to address diagnosis and treatment of the broad causes of heart muscle dysfunction...