December 18, 2025

Drugs That Lower ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Help Reduce Dementia Risk, New Research Finds

A new study suggests a powerful link between managing cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of developing dementia.

Baptist Health South Florida

December 15, 2025

Heart’s Tricuspid Valve: How Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Leads in Repair, Replacement Options

Baptist Health provides both tricuspid valve treatment and replacement options: the T-TEER repair procedure (using the TriClip device studied extensively by the Institute in the TRILUMINATE trial) and the T-TVR replacement procedure (using the recently FDA-approved Evoque system).

Baptist Health South Florida

December 11, 2025

GLP-1 drugs pose no cancer risk, review finds

A large systematic review and meta-analysis was limited by a median follow-up of 70 weeks.

Conexiant

December 11, 2025

Are Heart Attacks Actually Infections?

Researchers uncover bacterial DNA inside coronary plaques – raising new questions about diagnosis, inflammation, and future myocardial infarction prevention

The Pathologist

December 05, 2025

Fancy Gadgets, Higher Bills: HSA Era

Republican proposals to expand health savings accounts amid expiring ACA subsidies outline potential shifts in coverage costs and limitations in how patients may use HSA funds.

KFF Health News

November 19, 2025

What Your Eyes Say About Your Heart – and Your Lifespan

Researchers connect retinal vascular complexity with inflammation, cardiovascular risk, and life expectancy

The Pathologist

November 06, 2025

‘Wasteful’? Doctors Call It Essential

Proposed cuts to the Hospital Preparedness Program may limit hospitals’ capacity to manage pandemics, natural disasters, and mass-casualty events affecting U.S. health systems.

KFF Health News

November 06, 2025

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement at 103: Redefining What’s Possible in Heart Care

At 103 years old, the beloved bisabuelita (great-grandmother) from Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba, knew one thing for sure: she wasn’t done living.

Baptist Health South Florida

November 05, 2025

Shame in Medicine—A Quiet Epidemic

A new movement in medicine aims to teach “shame competence,” helping physicians recognize and manage one of the field’s most corrosive yet overlooked emotions.

KFF Health News