Novel drug-eluting stent with improved radiographic visibility found to be safe and effective
SAN DIEGO - September 22, 2018 - This first randomized clinical study of a polymer-coated zotarolimus-eluting stent (Resolute Onyx) that ...
Results from the ReCre8 trial reported at TCT 2018
SAN DIEGO - September 22, 2018 -The first large, randomized trial comparing a novel polymer-free amphilimus-eluting stent to the latest-generation ...
The taller you are, the more likely you may develop varicose veins
DALLAS, September 24, 2018 -- A person's height and certain genes that predict height are associated with varicose veins and ...
Height may be risk factor for varicose veins, Stanford-led study finds
The taller you are, the more likely you are to develop varicose veins, according to a study led by Stanford ...
Know someone sick? Your own smell might give it away
Credit: Zave Smith/Monell Center PHILADELPHIA (September 24, 2018) - Odors surround us, providing cues about many aspects of personal identity, ...
Cancer cells evade immunotherapy by hiding telltale marker, suggesting how to stop relapse
SEATTLE -- Sept. 24, 2018 -- Harnessing the immune system to treat cancer shows great promise in some patients, but ...
Where people live before hospitalization important for discharge planning, reducing readmissions
Forty per cent of older adults who leave hospital are discharged to home care or a long-term care facility, which, ...
Online diabetes prevention programs are as effective as in-person programs for weight loss
FINDINGS Researchers examined participation and weight loss results in an online diabetes prevention program; an in-person diabetes prevention program; and ...
Gender and race may shape how minority women address barriers to breast cancer screening
Black women are more likely to be diagnosed at later stages of breast cancer partly due to barriers to timely ...
Children whose mothers use marijuana may try it at a younger age
Boston, MA - Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to start their own marijuana use an average of ...
Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to try it at younger age
Ann Arbor, September 24, 2018 - When mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their child's life, their ...
Overweight pregnant women can safely cut calories, restrict weight gain
Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Being obese or overweight during pregnancy can result in serious health problems for the mother ...
LGBT community has poorer health outcomes, assessment finds
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 24, 2018) - The local LGBT community reports twice the ...
Results from the SOLVE-TAVI trial reported at TCT 2018
SAN DIEGO - September 23, 2018 - The first randomized study to compare general versus local anesthesia during transcatheter aortic ...
Preventing underage drinking among youths on rural reservations
Underage drinking is a concern all over the country. Among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, there are especially serious ...
Blowing the whistle on referee decisions
Credit: QUT Media It's one of the hardest jobs in sport that every armchair fan thinks they can do better. ...
SCAI-WIN announces the winner of the CHIP Fellowship
Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced that Megha Prasad, MD, MS, has been selected as the ...
New research heralds a blood test for drowsy driving
During this unique study from the Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey, led by Professor Derk-Jan Dijk, 36 ...
Too many people missing out on health benefits of golf, says expert panel
The consensus--one of the first of its kind--comes on the eve of the Ryder Cup, the biennial golf tournament between ...
Prosthetic valve mismatches common in transcatheter valve replacement, ups risk of death
SAN DIEGO--In the largest multi-institutional study to date, led by researchers from Penn Medicine, the team found that among patients ...
