Cardiology
Heart Failure History Linked to Adverse Outcomes in COVID-19
TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — History of heart failure is associated with an increased risk for mechanical ventilation and mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Jesus Alvarez-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at...
Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 21-25
The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held virtually this year from Oct. 21 to 25 and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians, and other health care professionals. The conference featured education courses and comprehensive educational programs that focused on the latest advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and...
AMA: Pandemic Having Negative Financial Impact on Physician Practices
MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Medical practices have been economically stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with roughly a one-third average drop in revenue, according to a survey released by the American Medical Association (AMA). The AMA asked 3,500 physicians to respond to a 40-question online survey from mid-July through August 2020. All respondents...
Masked Asleep Hypertension Common in U.S. Adults
MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of masked asleep hypertension is high among U.S. adults, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in JAMA Cardiology. Siling Li, from Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues estimated the prevalence of masked asleep hypertension among U.S. adults by using blood pressure (BP)...
Americans Get Easier Access to Their Medical Records
MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Free, electronic access to notes written about them by their doctors will become available to millions of Americans on Monday. That is when many health systems will open up their records under a new federal transparency measure. The final deadline for doing so is next April, the Associated...
Health Care Workers, Families Account for One in Six COVID-19 Admissions
FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers and their households account for 17.2 percent of COVID-19 admissions in the working-age population, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in The BMJ. Anoop S.V. Shah, M.D., from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and colleagues examined the risk for hospital...
Telehealth Visits Up in First Quarter of 2020 Versus 2019
FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — During the first quarter of 2020, there was a 50 percent increase in the number of telehealth visits compared with the same period in 2019, according to research published in the Oct. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report....
Sleep Disorders Common Among Employees in Hospital System
FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sleep disorders are common among employees at a teaching hospital system and are associated with occupational burnout, according to a research letter published online Oct. 30 in JAMA Network Open. Matthew D. Weaver, Ph.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined the prevalence of sleep...
Lipid Screen, CVD Assessment Advised in Endocrine Disorders
FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lipid screening and cardiovascular risk assessment should be performed for all patients with endocrine disorders, according to an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Connie B. Newman, M.D., from the New York University Grossman School of...
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