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Anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody offers relief from migraine and comorbid depression
“If the patient has migraine and depression and you treat with fremanezumab, both disorders get better to a statistically significant degree.”
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Can a puff of cool air up the nose stop acute migraine?
Most patients reported relief of their symptoms after receiving 15 minutes of transnasal evaporative cooling, without any need for rescue...
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Syncope not associated with increased risk for car crash
“This study doesn’t say there’s no relationship between syncope and subsequent crash, just that our current practices, including current driving...
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Guide explains nonsurgical management of major hemorrhage
Bleeding affects everybody in medicine, from family doctors in smaller institutions who work in emergency departments to obstetricians and...
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Frequent visits to green spaces linked to lower use of some meds
Finnish city dwellers who often visited green spaces, such as parks and community gardens, used fewer psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma...
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IV potassium and magnesium an acute treatment for AFib?
“It’s simple, inexpensive, you make the heart rate go back to normal, not permanently, with few side effects, except perhaps for some pain at the...
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Milk bad, cheese not? Dairy products tied to different CVD risks
“There is a growing literature indicating that cheese might be linked to reduced cardiovascular risk, but if this is a causal effect, or if cheese...
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Stroke management: There’s an app for that
“In clinical practice, guideline-driven patient care is very important in improving diagnosis and outcomes, and apps provide a very practical and...
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ACC calls for more career flexibility in cardiology
The American College of Cardiology is urging more career flexibility to promote the health and well-being of cardiologists and their patients.
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Food insecurity a growing problem for many with CVD
The number of Americans with cardiovascular disease who have limited or uncertain access to food has more than doubled over the last 20 years.
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WHO releases six ‘action steps’ to combat global disparities in Parkinson’s disease
“Parkinson disease is a growing global public health issue. There is a pressing need for a global public health response to address health and...
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Rich or poor, educated or not, all face risk for hypertension
Historically thought to be a disease of the rich and sedentary, hypertension occurs with similar frequency in low- and middle-income countries.
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Risk factors in children linked to stroke as soon as 30s, 40s
Evidence of atherosclerosis was present in 1.4% of the 10- to 19-year age group, 8.5% of the 20- to 29-years age group, 21.5% of the 30- to 39-...
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Using wearable devices to detect AFib ‘cost effective’
Screening for atrial fibrillation using wrist-worn devices is cost effective, compared with no screening or screening for AFib using traditional...