Weight-Loss Surgery Protects Heart Patients From Future Trouble

TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 — If you’re an obese heart patient, weight-loss surgery might be good medicine for you. New research suggests it significantly reduces the risk of heart failure and fatal heart attack in this vulnerable group. “Our findings suggest, for the first time, that bariatric [weight-loss] surgery can prevent the development of systolic… Read More »

Can xifaxan cause weight loss

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Treatment is important because there is a greater risk of heart disease and lung cancer in COPD patients. If this condition with time to drugs depolarize the γc gene or enterocolitis. Rifaximin works differently from other antibiotics because it passes through your stomach and into your… Read More »

Trump Will Nominate Cancer Doc as FDA Head

President Donald Trump announced on November 1 that he will nominate Stephen Hahn, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, as the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, will serve as interim FDA head during Hahn’s confirmation process. The… Read More »

As cyber risks grow, provider preventive measures still falling short

Hospitals are ramping up spending on cybersecurity, but physician practices have scaled back their investments on protecting data. Despite all these protection efforts, healthcare data breaches likely will cost the industry as much as $ 4 billion by the end of this year, and 2020 is likely to be even worse, contends an industry research… Read More »