article thumbnail

MOXIE significantly reduces cardiovascular events in high-risk chronic disease patients

Medical Xpress

Researchers from the University of Calgary, the Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Collaboration (ICDC), and social impact creative agency Emergence Creative are announcing dramatic results that demonstrate a significant improvement in cardiovascular outcomes among patients who received access to a novel educational and support intervention called MOXIE. (..)

article thumbnail

Detrimental secondary health effects after disasters and pandemics

Medical Xpress

Disasters and pandemics can affect the physical and psychological health of the people involved even after the events have occurred. These effects can include non-communicable chronic diseases.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

According to the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown, mortality caused by extreme heat events increased by 53.7% Relate sustainability topics to chronic disease prevention—air pollution and asthma, heat exposure and cardiovascular risks, food systems and metabolic health. Need help planning an event? Contact us today!

article thumbnail

Top Challenges 2025: Practice administrators face growing uncertainty

Physician's Practice

Emily Jimenez June 2nd 2025 Article Explore how remote patient monitoring transforms chronic disease management, enhancing patient engagement and practice efficiency while driving new revenue opportunities. Demystifying remote patient monitoring: What it is and why it matters to your practice Lucienne Marie Ide, M.D.,

article thumbnail

What RFK Jr. Isn’t Talking About: How To Make Vaccines Safer

Physician's Weekly

At the time they were getting out of the vaccine business, finding it less risky and more profitable to produce drugs for chronic diseases. ” She said HHS was “building surveillance systems that will accurately measure vaccine risks as well as benefits.” ” Asked for details, Hilliard did not respond.

52
article thumbnail

FDA’s Issues Draft Guidance on Accelerated Approval: A Substantial Evidentiary and Procedural Overhaul to this High-Profile Pathway

FDA Law Blog

FDAs Overview of When Accelerated Approval is Appropriate The new draft guidance explains, that there are two circumstances in which the accelerated approval authority would most clearly apply: (1) when the course of the disease is long or (2) the clinical event that is relevant for demonstrating benefit occurs infrequently.

Clinic 64
article thumbnail

Q&A: Experts Urge Pediatric Advocacy Amid Worsening Climate Hazards

Physician's Weekly

Globally, flooding is the most common type of extreme weather event (EWE) and >500 million children reside in flood zones worldwide. Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting millions of people worldwide and nearly 4.7 How can events linked to climate change affect children’s mental health?

Asthma 52