Aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery
Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new study....
Heart & Lung
The Heart & Lung section explores heart and lung health, covering topics like personal lung cancer experiences, WHO’s anti-smoking strategies, heart attack awareness in women, and hypertension’s impact. It also highlights technological advancements in heart failure detection, strategies to reduce stroke risk, and the role of vitamin D in preventing atrial fibrillation. This section emphasizes the importance of comprehensive health awareness and innovative treatments in heart and lung care.
Cholesterol: New drug could revolutionise treatment
A revolutionary new treatment was used for the first time in the world at the Division of Cardiology of Vienna General Hospital and MedUni Vienna...
Peripheral artery disease: Walking can relieve leg pain
Exercise has been used in the treatment of many medical conditions, including heart and lung diseases. But it can also play an important role in...
Novel biomarkers predict the development of incident heart failure
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital have discovered several new biomarkers that are associated with incident heart failure. In a...
‘Boss’ genes could save human hearts – and the reef
‘Boss’ genes could save human hearts – and the reef: The chain of command inside human cells is similar to the way a factory is...
Obstructive sleep apnoea puts strain on the heart
Longer nocturnal respiratory events in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) cause higher immediate heart rate variability, and greater changes in beat-to-beat intervals are associated...
Coventry Uni claims Technology Innovation awards
Technology innovation award from the Safety Pharmacology Society for Coventry University Researchers Researchers from the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences (CSELS) and Coventry University...
Lung disease diagnosis wait times
Lung disease diagnosis wait times: 1 in 3 people with lung disease end up waiting longer than six months for a diagnosis. New research released...
Scoring system screening for “dual” heart disease
Scoring system improves screening for "dual" heart disease: Aortic stenosis, high-grade narrowing of the aortic valve, and cardiac amyloidosis, in which protein is deposited in...
Asthma UK: switch from steroid to biologic treatments
Charity warns of the hidden toll of repeated steroid tablets for Asthma when new "wonder" biologic treatments are available. Repeated, high-dose steroid tablets can impair...
