Blood pressure: Your questions answered
Hypertension can negatively affect your health. Yale Medicine specialists explain what the numbers mean and what you can do to lower your blood pressure. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - February 8, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
AI boosts CTPA's ability to predict lung disease survival
The percentage of lung fibrosis quantified on CT pulmonary angiograms (CTPA) by an AI model is associated with increased risk of mortality -- and boosts clinicians' ability to predict the survival of lung disease patients, researchers have found.
The information is especially useful when used in combination with radiologic severity scoring -- compared with radiologic scoring alone -- and the study findings could help clinicians better care for their patients, wrote a team led by Krit Dwivedi, PhD, of the University of Sheffield in England. The results were published February 6 in Radiology.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties Chest Radiology Source Type: news
Tirzepatide Improves 24-Hour BP in Obesity-Related Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 -- For patients with obesity and hypertension, tirzepatide improves 24-hour blood pressure (BP), according to a research letter published online Feb. 5 in Hypertension.James A. de Lemos, M.D., from the University of Texas... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rapid Rise in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Rapid Rise in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
The US prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension increased significantly between 2015 and 2022. Black and Hispanic women experienced the greatest increases, new research revealed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 7, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Why I Stopped Being A “Good” Cancer Patient
“You are allergic to your oral chemotherapy,” explains my oncology team at a recent appointment. “We are going to try a newer drug,” I am on my fourth attempt to find an oral treatment suitable for both my body and my cancer, so that I can maintain a remission that took three years and a stem cell transplant to achieve. “We want to get ahead of it before it gets ahead of us.” In my headphones, Weezer achingly croons, “Say it ain’t so, your drug is a heartbreaker.”
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Since being diagnosed with phase three chronic myeloid leu...
Source: TIME: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Walela Nehanda Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
BP Control Improved With Gastric Bypass in Patients With Obesity, Hypertension
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 -- For individuals with obesity and hypertension, bariatric surgery is associated with improved hypertension control, according to a study published in the Feb. 13 issue of the Journal of the American College of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the Black community
February is American Heart Month. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. African Americans are significantly affected by heart disease, resulting in higher mortality rates compared to white Americans. One of the reasons for the disparity is due to high hypertension rates in the Black community. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, can increase your risk of developing heart disease. Dr. LaPrincess Brewer, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, discusses cardiovascular disease… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 6, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Weight-Loss Med Zepbound Lowers High Blood Pressure in Obese People
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 -- The weight-loss drug Zepbound provides more health benefits than dropping pounds and controlling diabetes, a new study shows.
It also appears to help people with obesity manage their high blood pressure, results... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Users of Zepbound or Mounjaro Had Lower Blood Pressure in Study
The patients used tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro or Zepbound, but researchers could not distinguish the effect of the drug from the effects of weight loss. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Tirzepatide Blood Pressure Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Research Obesity Eli Lilly and Company Hypertension (Journal) Weight Source Type: news
The five vital health numbers that doctors say you must know - from blood pressure to BMI and beyond
Keeping blood pressure, blood sugar and BMI in check can be the difference between good health and suffering from type 2 diabetes, heart disease or hypertension. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hypertension Before 35 Tied to Triple Stroke Risk in Midlife Hypertension Before 35 Tied to Triple Stroke Risk in Midlife
Black women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 have a threefold increased risk of having a midlife stroke, new data suggested.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
The truth about mouthwash: Experts say it can raise your blood pressure and risk of getting diabetes - so is it worth using or should you ditch it immediately?
Research has found that antiseptic mouthwash is linked to a raised risk of high blood pressure and other medical conditions, with its bacteria-killing properties thought to be the cause. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Severe Hypertension: Would You Refer This Patient? Severe Hypertension: Would You Refer This Patient?
A woman already on several antihypertensives is still not reaching her target blood pressure. At what point do you send her to a specialist?Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Clinical Case Source Type: news
High Blood Pressure in Young Black Women Sends Stroke Risks Soaring
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 -- Black American women have much higher rates of high blood pressure than white women, and it ' s especially deadly if hypertension sets in before the age of 35, new research shows.Black women diagnosed with high blood pressure... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Why it's not just HIGH blood pressure you need to be worried about: Major study reveals new risk factor for heart attacks
Patients in the UK with fluctuating readings could be at greater risk of a 'cardiovascular event' than those with high-but-steady blood pressure, kept under control with medication. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
