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HCPLive Year in Review: Top Podcasts & Shows for 2024

HCPLive

From groundbreaking therapies to ethical dilemmas, HCPLives top podcasts of 2024 delivered expert insights and human stories across medicine.

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Less Sleep During and After Pregnancy May Spell Future Heart Troubles

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Persistently short sleep duration during and after pregnancy was tied to a greater risk for adverse cardiometabolic outcomes, a secondary analysis of cohort study data showed. Women who said they slept fewer than 7 hours a night.

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FDA Proposes Rule for Standardized Asbestos Testing in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products

HCPLive

The proposed rule seeks to establish and require standardized testing methods to detect and identify asbestos in cosmetic products with talc.

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Cleveland Clinic touts at-home heart failure treatment: 6 takeaways

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Some acute heart failure patients can be safely and successfully treated at home, according to a research letter published Nov. 16 in JACC: Heart Failure.

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5 FDA Decisions to Watch in Q1 2025

HCPLive

We spotlight 5 impactful regulatory decisions scheduled to occur during the first quarter of 2025.

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Women are less likely than men to take medication after a stroke, study suggests

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Female stroke victims are less likely than men to take drugs that could lower their odds of a second stroke.

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Cardiology Year in Review: 2024

HCPLive

This listicle highlights 5 major approvals and 5 trial updates in cardiovascular care from 2024.

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Wegovy : Where do we go & why do we go ?

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

Courresey : A news clip from The Guardian , UK 26th December2024. Can any one dare to stop this prescription medication with significant metabolic side effects ,being flashed in the Newyork bill board ? Semaglutide is a GLP 1 agonist, (Glucagon like peptide) primarily used in diabetes where it competes with glucagon and modulates its adverse action.

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Operator Characteristics and Reintervention Following Pacemaker Implant – Insights From A National Database

HeartRhythm

Some data suggest that operator procedure numbers and characteristics are associated with outcomes following cardiac device implantation. However, most of these data concern ICD implantation and are limited to in-hospital complications.1-3 The aim of this study was to evaluate whether operator characteristics were associated with reintervention rates following a first permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation.