Two decades ago, the popular movement for integrative health practices prompted researchers to advance “whole systems research” (WSR). As dominant medical delivery moves to embrace Triple Aim outcomes, a remarkable convergence is apparent. This convergence is at the center of the philanthropically-funded Special Issue on Multimodal Approaches in Integrative Health; Whole Persons, Whole Practices, Whole…
In patients resuscitated after cardiac arrest who do not show evidence of the type of heart attack known as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), receiving immediate coronary angiography did not improve survival at 90 days compared to waiting a few days before undergoing the procedure, based on findings presented at the American College of Cardiology’s…
Most patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia can be; treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. These drugs are highly effective and lead to deep remission and prolonged survival. Yet quiescent leukemic stem cells persist in these patients, and they therefore must continue inhibitor treatment to maintain remission. These ‘sleeper cell,’ quiescent leukemic stem cells are maintained in…
Doctors can use either an artery in the arm (the radial approach) or in the groin (the femoral approach) to safely perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on patients presenting with a heart attack, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68thAnnual Scientific Session. The research, which was stopped early, suggests the radial…
In the largest randomized controlled trial of treatment for high blood pressure ever conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, two frontline two drug combinations that included the long-acting calcium channel blocker, amlodipine, could drive down blood pressure levels more than a third two-drug combination that did not include amlodipine, as per research presented at the American College…
Canada will create a national drug agency to help cut the cost of prescription medications as part of a plan to broaden the state-funded healthcare program, the finance ministry said in its budget on Tuesday. Unlike other countries with universal healthcare, Canada does not cover prescription drugs; leaving most Canadians to rely on a mixture…
The hemoglobin A1c blood test is widely used to diagnose type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but it is actually unable to detect the disease in most patients, according to a new study, at a news conference at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans, La.” Based on these findings, A1c should…
When the Human Genome Project was completed, in 2003, it opened the door to a radical new idea of health—that of personalized medicine, in which disease risk and appropriate treatment would be gleaned from one’s genetic makeup. As more people had their genomes sequenced; disease-related genes would start coming into view and while this is…
Genes2Me, India’s first diagnostic chain to bridge clinical diagnostics with genomics has reinvigorated the preventive healthcare sector in the country. Genes2Me has evolved as a game changer in the field of molecular testing by yielding health statistics of today and suitable lifestyle guidance for a healthy tomorrow in India. With a vision to transform genetics…
Health warnings on plain-packaged cigarettes have more of an impact on smokers than those on branded packs, according to new research from the University of Stirling. In one of the first studies to explore how smokers responded to standardised (plain) packaging, experts at the Institute of Social Marketing surveyed current smokers in 2017, when both…
Exposure to tiny air pollution particles may lead to reduced sperm production, suggests new research in mice to be presented at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans, La. “Infertility rates are increasing around the world, and air pollution may be one of the main factors,” said lead researcher Elaine Maria Frade…
Older adults with type 1 diabetes typically have low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, for more than an hour a day, suggests research to be presented Monday, March 25 at ENDO 2019, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in New Orleans, La. Those who are not aware their blood sugar is too low can spend more than…