NSAID eye drops may suffice for cataract surgery prophylaxis
Aug 13, 2021
Initiation of prophylactic treatment three days before surgery is not superior to initiation on day of surgery.
Israel will give fourth COVID-19 shot to people older than 60, health workers
Jan 03, 2022
About 60% of Israel’s 9.4 million people are fully vaccinated with either a recent second dose or booster dose.
Adding pulse oximetry shows no benefit in COVID-19
Apr 13, 2022
No improvement was observed in patients using pulse oximetry added to standard monitoring.
Smartphone system can assess blood clotting from single drop
Feb 14, 2022
The micro-mechanical system using a vibration motor and camera on smartphones can compute the PT/INR.
Deaths prevented with increasing physical activity quantified
Feb 04, 2022
Decreases of 6.9, 13 and 16.9% were seen in the number of deaths per year with increases of 10, 20 or 30 minutes moderate-to-vigorous physical activity/day, respectively.
Dapagliflozin cuts cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure, T2D
Dec 27, 2023
Dapagliflozin, however, does not reduce the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio in those patients.
High BP visit-to-visit variability linked to dementia risk in late life
Oct 31, 2023
Higher blood pressure variability was not associated with higher lifetime dementia risk at age 60, 70 or 80 years.
Tirzepatide bests semaglutide for patients with type 2 diabetes
Oct 05, 2023
The benefits include both blood sugar control and weight loss.
Lixisenatide reduces motor disability progression in Parkinson’s disease
Apr 04, 2024
Lixisenatide results in less progression of motor disability than placebo at 12 months for individuals with early Parkinson’s disease.
Up to 30 percent of CVD mortality attributable to excess salt intake
Mar 29, 2024
The population-attributable risk estimates suggest that sodium above the recommended intake is linked to 10 to 30% of CVD mortality.