Photon-counting detector CT found more subtle lung abnormalities that may indicate irreversible lung fibrosis in symptomatic patients following COVID-19 infection than conventional CT, according to a study published in Radiology.
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Yoga provided extra blood pressure (BP) lowering and other benefits when added to a regular exercise routine, a small pilot trial showed.
At one exercise rehabilitation center, hypertensive patients who were randomized to an additional 15 minutes of yoga, in lieu of extra stretching during supervised training sessions, showed improvements at 3 months in terms of:
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Here are 42 cardiology firsts Becker’s covered in 2022:
CMS has proposed new rules intended to improve access to health information and “streamline” processes that are involved with prior authorization, according to a press release from the agency.
“CMS is committed to strengthening access to quality care and making it easier for clinicians to provide that care,” Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, an administrator at CMS, said in the release. Read more in Healio.
Both moderate aerobic exercise and stretching and balance activities protected against cognitive decline in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, according to research at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease annual meeting.
Laura D. Baker, PhD, professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and colleagues aimed to test whether 12 months of supervised moderate intensity aerobic exercise protected against cognitive decline compared with low intensity stretching and balancing.
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A Lake Havasu City man recently became the first patient in Arizona to receive a heart transplant using “heart-in-a-box” technology.
Mayo Clinic performed the surgery. Dr. Brian Hardaway, the patient’s transplant cardiologist, told KJZZ News hearts typically can’t be transported long distances because they need to be transplanted within four hours of retrieval from the donor. But the new TransMedics organ care system extends that time period for several hours. Read this article from Fronteras.
The holiday season means lots of great food. Find out how you can stay on top of your dietary needs during our upcoming “Holiday Nutrition” webinar with Registered Dietician Molly Chanzis on Thursday, December 15. She will share inspiration for some great holiday dishes that are low-sodium, diabetic friendly, and of course, tasty!
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For a study, researchers sought to examine the relationship between demographic, psychological, and clinical characteristics and mortality or loss to follow-up in pediatric liver transplant recipients. It was the goal to learn more about the causes of the health gaps that are already known to exist in transplant outcomes, and to locate any risk factors that might be altered before the operation. From 2000 to 2015, the lives of children who received liver transplants at a major tertiary transplant facility were studied in a retrospective cohort study and then transitioned to adult treatment. Read more in Physician’s Weekly.
Increased fat mass, particularly visceral adiposity, promotes kidney disease generation and progression through direct and indirect mechanisms, and pharmacologic treatment is necessary to avoid adverse outcomes, according to a speaker.
“The direct mechanisms that you and I treat in the office everyday are BP, cholesterol and diabetes,” Matthew Weir, MD, professor and chief of the division of nephrology at University of Maryland School of Medicine, said during a presentation at the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease. Read more in Healio.
by Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today December 8, 2022
ORLANDO — Many patients who undergo successful renal transplantation and also have Crohn’s disease were able to avoid immunomodulating or biologic agents to control their gut disease, researchers found.
Of 37 patients with renal transplants who were also diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, 48.6% were off medical therapy for treatment of Crohn’s disease after transplant, reported Marianny Sulbaran, MD, PhD, a fellow in gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
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