November 18, 2024

Revised AF Guidelines for Dialysis Patients

"The components of the CHA2DS2-VASc score are so prevalent in HD patients with AF that most qualify for OAC if the guidelines are applied" - an observation from the study that challenges conventional risk assessment approaches for this high-risk population.

Conexiant

November 15, 2024

First Aid Guidelines See Major Overhaul After 14 Years

None of the 179 first aid recommendations in the 2024 AHA/Red Cross guidelines achieved Level A evidence support, highlighting critical research gaps in foundational emergency care practices.

Conexiant

November 13, 2024

Methadone, Buprenorphine Equal in New Guidelines

Meta-analyses showed both methadone and buprenorphine cut mortality risk in half compared to no treatment, marking a significant shift in Canadian guidelines that now recommend them as equal first-line options for opioid use disorder.

Conexiant

November 13, 2024

AHA/AAP Update Pediatric Drowning Response Protocols

When respiratory arrest is corrected by rescue breathing that interrupts the drowning process, the death rate is 44% compared to 93% when full CPR is needed—a stark difference highlighting the critical importance of early intervention in pediatric drowning cases.

Conexiant

October 31, 2024

New TBI Guidelines Add Biomarker Screening

New ACS guidelines establish rapid VTE prophylaxis timelines and introduce validated blood-based biomarkers GFAP and UCH-L1 that could eliminate unnecessary CT scans in mild TBI cases.

Conexiant

March 08, 2023

RESET-RA trial explores a novel vagus nerve stimulation device for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

A research team at Baptist Health, located in south Florida, is participating in a randomized-controlled, parallel-assignment clinical trial. This trial explores a new vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device called the SetPoint System.

Baptist Health South Florida

September 04, 2023

Transforming Toast with Tech: Modernizing Ketogenic Therapy

For centuries, dietary manipulation, including fasting, has been used for the treatment of epilepsy. In the early 1920s, physicians at Mayo Clinic discovered that a low carbohydrate diet provided similar effects to fasting and coined the term “ketogenic diet,” which is still in use today. Ketogenic therapy (KT) is a diet with high fat, low carbohydrate and adequate protein intake. The KT program at the Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s is a robust clinical program staffed by experienced dietitians, psychologists, pharmacists and epileptologists

Phoenix Children's Medical Connection

March 01, 2024

Study Published of RadiusXR VR Perimetry Platform

Results show a 0.94 correlation in mean deviation and statistical noninferiority to traditional methods for staging glaucoma.

Glaucoma Physician

March 01, 2024

The Untapped Potential of Occupational Lenses

Occupational lenses can offer a solution for patients struggling with digital eye strain (DES).

Presbyopia Physician