Kathrin LaFaver, MD Kathrin LaFaver, MD, a neurologist and lifestyle medicine specialist from Saratoga Springs, New York, interviewed Dean Ornish, MD, the founder and president of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California in San Francisco and San Diego, about his recent study …
Image Source : SOCIAL Cardiological Society of India launches lipid guidelines The Cardiological Society of India (CSI) has launched groundbreaking guidelines for managing dyslipidemia, a crucial step towards addressing the nation’s diverse health challenges. Dyslipidemia, characterised by abnormal levels of lipids (fats) in the blood, poses significant health risks, yet often goes unnoticed due to …
This is Dr JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I’d like to talk with you about a recent report in the British Medical Journal on the regular use of omega-3 fish oil supplements and the course of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This is an observational study from the …
There has been much hyperbole since the presentation of results from the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial (CVOT) at this year’s European Congress on Obesity, which led many to herald semaglutide as the “new statin.” In the SELECT CVOT, participants with overweight or obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 27), established cardiovascular disease (CVD), and no …
TOPLINE: Implementing the high-sensitivity troponin (hsTn)-based HEART pathway in US emergency departments (EDs) improves acute myocardial infarction (AMI) diagnosis. METHODOLOGY: This multicenter pre-post cohort study was conducted across 16 Kaiser Permanente Southern California hospitals. The study analyzed the data of 17,384 adult patients who presented to an ED with chest pain and underwent cardiac risk …
TOPLINE: Light physical activity during childhood may lower blood cholesterol levels more effectively than moderate to vigorous physical activity, regardless of body fat mass. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analyzed the data of 792 children (58% females) from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) UK birth cohort. The measures included accelerometer-based sedentary time, light physical …
MADRID — The role of vitamin D in the risk for overweight and obesity has been the subject of multiple studies. Though there’s still not enough evidence to reach a decisive conclusion, several ongoing debates are setting the stage for future research. Irene Bretón, MD, PhD, discussed these debates in a presentation titled “Vitamin D …
This transcript has been edited for clarity. Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD: Hi. I’m Dr Steve Feldman, professor of dermatology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Peter Lio, MD: And I’m Dr Peter Lio. I’m a clinical assistant professor of dermatology and pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of …