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A presidential advisory from the American Heart Association (AHA) was intended to serve as a call to action for the AHA and other stakeholders worldwide to identify and remove barriers to heath care access and…
Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods may increase the risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), a new study finds. Ultra-processed foods and drinks are made from various industrial processes and are typically ready to eat, drink,…
Topline results were announced from a phase 3 study evaluating eplontersen in patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN). Hereditary ATTR is a severe, progressive and life-threatening disease caused by the abnormal formation and aggregations…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for vutrisiran for the treatment of the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated (hATTR) amyloidosis in adults. Polyneuropathy of hATTR is caused by the…
The New Drug Application (NDA) for landiolol has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the short-term reduction of ventricular rate in patients with supraventricular tachycardia, including atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter.…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tyvaso DPI (treprostinil) inhalation powder for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH; WHO Group 1) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD; WHO Group…
Evinacumab significantly reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in children 5 to 11 years of age with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), according to findings from a phase 3 trial. Evinacumab is a fully-human monoclonal antibody…
Based on the results of studies conducted over the past 25 years, oral health is increasingly recognized as an important factor in cardiovascular health.1 Although causal evidence remains elusive, researchers have linked various oral health…
Obesity likely affects the pathophysiology of macrovascular and microvascular complications differently among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to the results of a study published in Primary Care Diabetes.…
While food insecurity is a leading public health issue, nutrition security may be a better target for disease prevention strategies, research shows. The American Heart Association (AHA) released a policy statement on recommendations for expanding…
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