Cancer and the Heart; COVID and Dx Delays; Not the Same Old Accelerated Approval?
The European Society of Cardiology has launched a clinical trial to evaluate cardiac MRI during chemotherapy to prevent treatment-related heart failure in patients with cancer. A large retrospective study showed that patients with heart failure had a significantly increased risk of developing cancer. (ESC Heart Failure) The American Heart Association awarded $11 million in grants […]
Big Jump in Monthly Average Hospital Admission for Alcoholic Hepatitis Post-Pandemic
Surges in alcohol purchases and use during the pandemic drove up hospital admissions for alcoholic hepatitis, and there may be a negative impact on alcoholic liver disease in the future, researchers from Canada reported. An average of 69.5 patients with alcoholic hepatitis required hospitalization in the period after April 2020 — the initial lockdown time […]