Jill Murphy, Associate Editor

The researchers analyzed health outcomes in 283 heart attack survivors between 18 and 61 years of age, with an average age of 51 years.

The study is one of the first to show an association between COVID-19 vaccination and fewer asymptomatic infections, according to the authors.

The researchers obtained genomic data from more than 2000 pediatric patients with leukemia to identify associated gene variants.

The new study evaluated data from 5000 patients with EBC and 3496 with ABC to determine associations between BMI and survival rates across both stages.

The primary job of myeloid dendritic cells is to support T cells, which are key to the ability to control HIV infection.

The study investigated whether people who regularly ate higher quantities of nitrate-rich vegetables, such as leafy greens and beetroot, had lower blood pressure.

The AHA released a report to provide guidance about CVST, TTS, and VITT after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Processed diets may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases, such as E.coli, but might also increase the incidence of diseases characterized by low-grade chronic infection and inflammation.

Previous studies found breastfeeding does not impact executive function or memory, which was similar to the findings in this study, according to the authors.

The finding raises the potential for repurposing available drugs as COVID-19 antivirals for cases in which a vaccine is not practical or effective, according to RPI chemistry and chemical professor Gaetano Montelione.

Cedric Richmond, senior advisor to President Biden and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, thanked the NACDS and other health care providers for their hard work during a session at the 2021 NACDS Annual Meeting.

A greater understanding of obesity and its impact on cardiovascular health highlights abdominal obesity, sometimes referred to as visceral adipose tissue (VAT), as a cardiovascular disease risk marker.

The report further showed that drug expenditure in nonfederal hospitals declined 4.6%, while drug spending in home care settings increased 13%, and drug expenditures in nonfederal hospitals spiked in the 3 weeks immediately following the March 8, 2020 lockdown.

Nocturnal respiratory events, when they either completely or partially block the airways, often cause repeated oxygen desaturations and interrupted sleep in patients with OSA, leading to abnormal nervous system function.

The study highlights a new role for pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, known as PAPPA, in gestational diabetes, with translational potential as both a diagnostic tool and therapeutic target.

New research findings published in Cell Reports identified a type of immune cells that acts as a major driver of breast cancer growth by preventing the accumulation of a specific protein that induces anti-tumor responses.

The study further explored the various aspects of financial hardships, including material, psychological, and behavioral measures.

The risk peaks close to delivery and then improves by 1 year after delivery, though a modest risk of developing kidney stones continues beyond 1 year after delivery.

The researchers’ analysis was based on a large representative sample survey carried out in November to December 2020, which examined a range of factors that previous studies had found to be related to hesitancy about getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

For the study, which included 19,408 participants in the UK Biobank, the researchers examined associations of self-reported intake of red and processed meat with heart anatomy and function.

The study suggests that the effects of job strain and social strain on women have a powerful health impact, with both being associated with a 21% higher risk of developing CHD.

One mutated version of KRAS that commonly arises in cancer cells is called KRAS(G12C) and it produces a mutated KRAS protein that allows the cells to grow and spread in the body.

CVS Pharmacy has announced the availability of 3 OTC COVID-19 testing options in stores and online.

A new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing found that breast cancer survivors with a higher risk of cancer recurrence based on genomic testing may experience greater fear of their cancer returning.

CLL is the most common leukemia in adult patients in the western world, with 21,040 estimated new cases in 2020.

For unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumors, the introduction of imatinib revolutionized treatment.

Scripta surveyed 372 respondents between 18 and 60 years of age about American attitudes and behaviors around prescription drug pricing.

A drug recycling program can help increase patient access and minimize waste of expensive oral cancer medications.

The safety profile was consistent with the profiles associated with each drug as a monotherapy, with no clinically significant drug-drug interactions observed with the combination.

For the future of precision medicine, many health care providers hope to see a flood of new therapies for biomarker testing to be approved in the next few months.