Higher odds and rising trends in arrhythmia among young cannabis users with comorbid depression - Desai R, Thakkar S, Patel HP, Tan BEX, Damarlapally N, Haque FA, Farheen N, DeWitt N, Savani S, Parisha FJ, Doshi R, Mansuri Z, Gangani K.
BACKGROUND: Cannabis (marijuana) use and depression are known to be strongly interconnected. However, amid alarming rates of mental health problems in the United States young population, the risk of arrhythmia among young cannabis users with comorbid depre... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Hydroxychloroquine Has No Benefit,'Only Risks' in COVID-19 Hydroxychloroquine Has No Benefit,'Only Risks' in COVID-19
Hydroxychloroquine has been touted as a potential treatment for COVID-19, but new observational data show it is not only without benefit but it increases death and arrhythmias.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - May 23, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
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Dr. Jorge Rodriguez and CNN's medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen discuss a new study that shows seriously ill Covid-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine, a drug touted by President Donald Trump to treat the virus, were more likely to die or develop dangerous heart arrhythmias. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Large study finds drug Trump touted for Covid-19 is linked to greater risk of death and heart arrhythmia
Seriously ill Covid-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine were more likely to die or develop dangerous irregular heart rhythms, according to a large observational study published Friday in the medical journal The Lancet. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists discover more than 200 genetic factors causing heart arrhythmias
(Queen Mary University of London) Hundreds of new links have been found between people's DNA and the heart's electrical activity, according to a study of almost 300,000 people led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
