Wearable heart monitor for AF screening increases diagnoses but not stroke prevention

Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) using a wearable heart monitor for 2 weeks can identify older adults with this potentially dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, but does not prevent subsequent strokes, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line Session at this year’s ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug – 2 Sept).

SNAP Benefits and BP Meds; Post-PCI Anticoagulation Flop; CPAP’s Potential Harm

Receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits was associated with better adherence to antihypertensive medications. (JAMA Network Open) A new standard for chest protector equipment

February 28, 2024

Questions Linger About Missouri Patient Who Contracted Bird Flu

Many questions remain unanswered in the case of the Missouri patient who contracted H5 bird flu without any known exposure to sick or infected animals.

September 11, 2024

Meta’s new Threads: Is this a social media flash in the pan or real deal for pharma marketers?

When Shwen Gwee launched Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Twitter in 2010, he pitched it as a one-month experiment. No one at the then-precommercial biotech knew much

July 19, 2023

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