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Use of beta-blockers to treat high blood pressure in people with HIV associated with poorer cardiovascular outcomes

Beta-blockers for first-line treatment high blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of heart disease among people with HIV, according to research published in Hypertension. Investigators from the US Department of Veterans Affairs examined cardiovascular outcomes among approximately 8000 HIV-positive individuals with hypertension (high blood pressure) over seven years of follow-up. One in eight… Read More »

Coronavirus: Safety officials had ‘political’ pressure to approve PPE

Three months after it was signed, the suits from PestFix had still not been released for use in the NHS, despite the rush to get PPE into hospitals. Instead, they were being stored at an NHS supply chain warehouse, in Daventry, waiting for safety assessments. BBC News – Health

Brendan Murphy on his most ‘dramatic and high pressure’ year

Professor Brendan Murphy started off 2020 like a lot of fortunate Australians would have. He was on holidays in Rome with his family and by the time he had arrived back in Melbourne, a new virus had begun spreading through a Chinese city called Wuhan. Unlike other Australians, however, the recent ACT Australian of the… Read More »

High blood pressure: This breakfast could lower your blood pressure

High blood pressure can be reduced by eating breakfast, according to The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) – whose main aim is to focus on issues affecting people over the age of 50. One affirming study was presented to the American Heart Association’s Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Scientific Sessions. Harvard University geriatrician Jinesh… Read More »