The incidence of Chagas cardiomyopathy in the U.S. increased from 2002 to 2017, particularly among individuals who emigrated from Central and South America, and was associated with risk for arrhythmia and HF, researchers reported. According to a prior report published in Circulation in 2016, Chagas disease is caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by biting insects
CHICAGO — Major adverse financial events such as bankruptcy, lien or eviction prior to a cancer diagnosis were associated with increased risk for all-cause and…
A Supreme Court decision that could overturn the Affordable Care Act’s coverage mandate for preventive health screenings could “dramatically change” early detection of hepatitis C…
SAN FRANCISCO — COPD mortality rates varied across North Carolina, often correlating with access to care and other risk factors, according to a pair of…
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Consider using an artificial iris implant in patients with congenital or acquired aniridia, Karolinne M. Rocha, MD, PhD, told Healio at…
CHICAGO — A once-weekly basal insulin conferred similar HbA1c to once-daily insulins among adults with type 2 diabetes, both in previous basal insulin users and…
CHICAGO — Women who replaced their lunchtime diet beverage with water had greater weight loss and achieved diabetes remission compared with women who continued drinking…
CHICAGO — An intervention designed to emphasize management of overweight and obesity in primary care settings was associated with population-wide weight loss, researchers reported at…
CHICAGO — Inhaled insulin is an “important alternative” to injected rapid-acting analog insulin for children and teens with diabetes, according to a speaker at the…
CHICAGO — Adults with overweight or obesity who received once-weekly ecnoglutide, a novel GLP-1 receptor agonist, had superior and sustained reductions in body weight compared…
The prevalence and severity of refractive and corneal astigmatism in children rose after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.
