One in 7 Medicare beneficiaries with high body mass index may qualify for anti-obesity drug

If Medicare Part D narrowly defines cardiovascular disease, majority of patients would remain ineligible while new federal spending could still exceed $10 billion. Current federal regulation restricts Medicare from covering

New chronic coronary syndrome guidelines expand diagnostic tools and ways to prevent major adverse events

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The 2024 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the management of chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) include a focus on both larger and smaller blood vessels

World’s first individual gene mutation test for predicting risk of sudden cardiac death

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, working with colleagues at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have developed a world-first, individualized risk prediction tool for