Severe hypercholesterolemia that continues to be inadequately controlled with drug therapy can be treated with LDL apheresis for selected patients. AHA/ACC guidelines don't spell out a threshold ...

Quality-of-Life Research in PBC Patients One of the earliest studies to assess quality of life in patients with PBC included 276 British patients, mostly women, who had worse scores on overall ...

Alzheimer's disease risk can be partially inherited, although a single genetic cause is rare. Increasing age is the biggest known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. More than ...

Tensions ran high between the two leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee at a committee ...

In the years preceding diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Danish patients saw healthcare providers at about triple the rate of individuals without lupus, researchers found. Comparing ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly cancelled the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) meeting slated for ...

In contrast, people who kept drinking coffee later in the day, the all-day type, had no reduction in all-cause mortality (HR 0.96, 95% CI 0.83-1.12) and cardiovascular mortality (HR 0.82, 95% CI 0 ...

A handful of states have passed legislation allowing ivermectin to be sold and purchased over-the-counter (OTC) -- and other ...

What to consider when weighing these strategiesFor Your Patients: Daily Choices That Help Tackle Hypercholesterolemia "Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant ...

In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO, who goes by "Dr. Mike" on social media, discusses common health pitfalls in young people. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors ...

Under these conditions, it's tempting to spiral into helplessness. But if science teaches us anything, it is that composure - ...