A 44-year-old man presented to our emergency room with a history of chest tightness, vertigo and nausea as well as…
Medication adherence, health care utilization, and spending among privately-insured adults with chronic conditions in the United States, 2010-2016
Chronic conditions are common and costly for older Americans and for the health system. Adherence to daily maintenance medications may…
Prevention and management of CVD in LMICs: why do ethnicity, culture, and context matter?
Low- and middle-income countries now experience the highest prevalence and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease.
Temporal Trends of the Management and Outcome of Patients with Myocardial Infarction According to the Risk for Recurrent Cardiovascular Events
Some patients are at higher risk for recurrent cardiovascular events following a myocardial infarction, due to their clinical characteristics and…
Systemic treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with incident hypoglycemia and mortality: A historical prospective analysis
Steroids (glucocorticoids) are part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which is responsible for the regulation of the immune system1. Steroids have…
Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Background-Financial incentives for smoking cessation and use of evidence-based therapy may increase quit rates and reduce health and economic disparities.Methods-We…
Novel Coronavirus that recently emerged in China
The new cluster of viral pneumonia cases originating in Wuhan, China, marks the third time in 20 years that a…
Weight loss and health improvements with Mediterranean, fasting & Paleo diets
There were some weight loss and health benefits for overweight adults who followed the Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting and Paleo diets,…
Newer Insights Into Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
We congratulate Auger et al for their study on takotsubo cardiomyopathy.1
Living near major roads linked to risk of dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and MS
Living near major roads or highways is linked to higher incidence of dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis…