A discussion on which factors to consider when assessing the need for management/reduction of cardiovascular risk.
Healthy Diet Provides Health Benefits, Even Without Weight Loss
Investigators find that patients with moderate weight loss or those who were weight resistant still had improvement in cardiometabolic health.
How Barbershops Are Becoming Community Health Care Destinations
The Cut Hypertension Program operates in barbershops across the Bay Area in California. The program’s lead pharmacist joined us to discuss main themes and goals of the new initiative.
FDA Approves Widaplik for Treatment of Hypertension
Widaplik is a single pill combination of telmisartan, amlodipine and indapamide used to lower blood pressure in adult patients.
Statins Have No Additional Antidepressive Effects as Add-On Treatment
Investigators found that simvastatin added to escitalopram for patients with obesity and major depressive disorder did not have increased antidepressive effects.
Natural Disasters Pose Risk to Heart Health
The primary challenges include disruption in medication supply and increased demand for essential medications due to heightened health concerns.
Esaxerenone Shows Cardiometabolic Benefits for Hypertension, T2D
Esaxerenone is a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor blocker that is being studied for its effectiveness for diabetes-associated mineralocorticoid receptor-related hypertension.