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Patients with CVD are 40% to 80% more likely to have comorbid obstructive sleep apnea, which in severe cases can cause them to stop breathing hundreds of times a night. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with myriad forms of CVD, including hypertension, HF, CAD, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation and stroke. Unfortunately, most cases of OSA in the U.S. are unrecognized and

Whether infants were born via vaginal or cesarean delivery did not lead to meaningful differences in likelihood of food allergy at age 12 months, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The lack of likelihood persisted regardless of onset of labor or whether cesarean deliveries were elected or emergent, Anne Currell, MEpi, a researcher in population

SAN FRANCISCO — Treatment with inhaled interferon beta failed to improve discharge and recovery in patients hospitalized with moderate COVID-19, according to results of the phase 3 SPRINTER trial.“While the study did not meet its primary efficacy endpoints looking at hospital discharge and recovery, potentially due to changes in standard of care, there were trends in favor of SNG001

ATLANTA — Among patients with ACS and a history of cocaine use, non-Hispanic Black patients were less likely than white patients to receive cardiac catheterization or revascularization, researchers reported.For the study, presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, the researchers analyzed 43,798 Black and white patients included in the

According to this study, Black Americans with chronic kidney disease perceive the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet as a healthy and culturally compatible diet that includes challenges.Further, researchers noted diet in Black adults is not uniform and interventions should be person centered.

Lacosamide monotherapy for the treatment of childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes was well tolerated and resulted in significantly reduced seizures, according to a study published in Brain and Development. “Childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes is an age-limited epilepsy syndrome,” Tohru Okanishi, MD, PhD, associate professor of child neurology at Tottori University in

An 8-year-old boy was seen collecting money by dancing in the street in the Central African country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC.

SAN DIEGO — Five-year relative survival for early-onset colorectal cancer improved over a 20-year period only among white patients, with no improvements for Black, Asian or Hispanic patients, per data at Digestive Disease Week 2022.“Our most stunning finding was that even over a 20-year span, Blacks had not caught up to whites in surviving early-onset CRC,” Timothy A. Zaki, MD,

SAN DIEGO — A new, low-cost scoring system called TREAT-B accurately determined treatment eligibility for patients with hepatitis B virus, particularly where DNA assays are unavailable, according to research. “Major international guidelines have recommended the criteria for initiating treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. However, the hepatitis B DNA assay is not

SAN DIEGO — Liver stiffness assessment predicted liver-related complications and hepatocellular carcinoma development among patients with hepatitis C following direct-acting antiviral treatment, according to research. “HCV infection is one of the leading causes of cirrhosis, HCC and liver-related complications. Sustained virological response is achieved in 80% to 95% of chronic HCV