Cardiology
Hahn Resigns as Head of FDA, Dr. Janet Woodcock New Interim Chief
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stephen Hahn, M.D., resigned as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. Hahn became head of the agency just weeks before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and was widely criticized during the public health crisis, with accusations that he gave in to former President...
Nearly One in Four Doctors Report Harassment on Social Media
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-quarter of physicians report being personally attacked on social media, according to a research letter published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Tricia R. Pendergrast, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues reported on a case series of physicians invited to...
Rachel Levine Nominated as U.S. Assistant Health Secretary
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Rachel Levine, M.D., a transgender woman, has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed by the Senate, Levine would be the first openly transgender federal official in a Senate-confirmed role, according...
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Linked to Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Low cardiovascular fitness in late adolescence is associated with an increased risk for incident psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis among men, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in PLOS ONE. Marta Laskowski, from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues examined the association between cardiorespiratory fitness...
Referrals for Acute Heart Failure Dropped During COVID-19
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In the eight weeks following the first reported U.K. death due to COVID-19, there was a decrease in referral of patients with acute heart failure, with a corresponding significant increase in mortality, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in ESC Heart Failure. Gemina Doolub, from the...
Inhaled Treprostinil Beneficial in Pulmonary Hypertension
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Inhaled treprostinil improves exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Aaron Waxman, M.D., Ph.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues enrolled patients with interstitial lung...
Albuminuria Down in Adults With Newly Diagnosed T2DM
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — From 1988 to 2018, there were reductions seen in the prevalence of albuminuria and improvements in glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control among adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in Diabetes Care. Michael Fang, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Selvin, M.P.H.,...
Affordable Care Act Reduced Income Inequality in United States
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has reduced income inequality, with a larger decrease in states that expanded Medicaid, according to a study published in the January issue of Health Affairs. Matthew Buettgens, Ph.D., from the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., and colleagues simulated the impact of the ACA...
Vaccine Rollout Slows as Many Health Care Workers Balk at Shots
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is meeting resistance as many health care workers are refusing shots, the Associated Press reported Friday. It is occurring in nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, with employees expressing fears of side effects. Some facilities are seeing as much as 80 percent...
More Medical News
