BMC Cardiovascular Disorders traveled to Paris to attend the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2019 Congress held together with the World Congress of Cardiology. The overarching theme communicated to nearly 33,000 health professional delegates from 146 different countries was “Global cardiovascular health”. We highlight some of our most impactful moments from Congress.
• Deep-learning model to predict drug-drug interaction • Onset of lung cancer in young and older patients • Issues with primary health care facilities for rural pregnant women in Nigeria • New tool to help carers of people with dementia towards the end of life • Corticosteroid injection for heel pain: when is it effective?
BMC Palliative Care recently attended the 16th World Research Congress of the European Association Palliative Care (EAPC), which took place May 23rd – 25th in Berlin, Germany. This year’s meeting focused on a particular message: “Severely ill and dying patients need adequate access to an early, coordinated, and continuous palliative care in Europe and around the world.” Here we touch upon some of the highlights of the congress.