Three major pharmacy names will have to fork over hundreds of millions of dollars to two Ohio counties for their roles in the opioid epidemic, a judge has ruled.

A new study in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging focuses on a potential new side effect of COVID-19, highlighting the continued importance of monitoring these patients going forward. 

Not all hospitals respect the written preferences of patients, possibly motivated by a desire to report better TAVR outcomes.

“For 75 years, CDC and public health have been preparing for Covid-19, and in our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations,” said Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The new certification, based on recommendations published in Circulation, was developed to signal that a facility offers cardiac surgery and primary PCI at all times. 

Children who begin using tobacco at 9 to 10 years old have significantly smaller brain area and volume than non-users within two years, according to a study published this month. 

Researchers tracked data from more than 12,000 moderate AS patients who originally participated in one of 25 different studies. While the findings seem to suggest earlier treatment could be beneficial for certain high-risk patients, additional research is still required.

The new hydrogel material was designed to immediately conform to the patient's body and create a barrier.