Clinical

This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

Hospitals, physician groups recovering from pandemic lows

Hospitals, health systems and physician groups saw big gains in May compared to the same month in 2020 when COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures were in place. 

 

June 28, 2021
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Moderna, Pfizer vaccines will add rare heart inflammation warning

A number of cases of heart inflammation will lead the FDA to slap a new warning label on two COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S.—the ones from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.

June 23, 2021
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Evidence of COVID-19 surfaced here much sooner than thought

A new study has revealed that COVID-19 was likely already spreading in the U.S. much earlier than previously reported. In fact, the study adds to the CDC’s study suggesting the virus was present here as early as December 2019.

 

June 16, 2021
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Vermont drops all COVID-19 restrictions after reaching 80% vaccination rate

Vermont is ahead of the vaccination curve compared to the rest of the United States. 

 

June 14, 2021
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Report reveals plausibility that COVID-19 leaked from Wuhan lab

A new report reveals that it’s plausible the COVID-19 leaked from a Wuhan lab, giving other calls for investigation into the origin of the virus new life.

 

June 9, 2021
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70% of adults are vaccinated in these 12 states

Twelve states are meeting President Biden’s goal to have 70% of the U.S. adult population vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 4, CNBC reported.

 

June 2, 2021
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Moderna vaccine safe in youth 12-17

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective in young people between 12 and 17, according to results from phase two of three of the biopharmaceutical company’s study.

 

May 26, 2021
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New COVID-19 case counts drop to lowest level in a year

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest level in a year, according to an analysis from Reuters.

 

May 24, 2021

Around the web

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

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