Sharon Smith

A former Pfizer employee was arrested on insider trading charges on Thursday for allegedly trading the drugmaker's stock before it announced positive results from clinical trials of Paxlovid, federal prosecutors said. Reuters Health Information source https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/993870?src=rss

Having cancer at the time of pulmonary embolism diagnosis was the strongest overall predictor of death during follow-up. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993921?src=rss

While there are no major surprises in new European Society of Hypertension (ESH) guidelines, multiple added-value changes include a simplified general strategy targeting similar BP goals for most patients. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993913?src=rss

In the face of an acute stress, cognitive control of negative emotions differs between men and women. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993918?src=rss

MDs trained in the culinary arts find joy in lasagna and cucumber salad as well as healing their patients. Their dual passions for food and medicine inform one another and impact their approach to public health. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993920?src=rss

Volunteering in the community as a child can encourage political activism and voting trends as an adult. Quick Take source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993916?src=rss

Exercise is usually beneficial for cardiovascular health, but this study suggests it may raise the ischemic stroke risk among those with moderate to severe carotid stenosis. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993912?src=rss