July 18, 2025

Decade of Data Validates Life’s Simple 7

A decade-long review supports that higher Life’s Simple 7 cardiovascular health scores significantly reduce risks of chronic disease, mortality, and health care use.

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July 17, 2025

Vapes Outperform Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Cessation Trial

Researchers found vaporized nicotine products more effective than nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults.

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July 14, 2025

Premenstrual Disorders Linked With Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases 

A large Swedish study found that women diagnosed with premenstrual disorders had a modest but consistent increase in the risk of several types of cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, hypertension, and arrhythmia.

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July 11, 2025

Small Air Pollution Increases Linked to Fibrosis

A large imaging study found that even small increases in long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution were linked to higher levels of myocardial fibrosis, a known marker of adverse heart remodeling, in both healthy individuals and patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.

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July 10, 2025

HHS Scraps Preventive Care Panel Meeting

HHS unexpectedly canceled a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, prompting fears it may be dismantled following similar moves by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at other federal health agencies.

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July 09, 2025

Cuff-Free BP; Plastic by NMR; Fentanyl in the Mail

And more spectroscopy stories – from wearable tech to nanoparticle safety concerns – in this week’s research roundup

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July 09, 2025

Once-Weekly Combo Injection Cuts Weight by 20% 

A large 68-week clinical trial found that a once-weekly combination injection of cagrilintide and semaglutide led to significant and sustained weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity, with over half achieving at least 20% weight reduction.

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July 09, 2025

ESC: Vaccines May Prevent Major Heart Events

A new ESC clinical statement finds that common vaccines, including those for influenza and COVID-19, may lower cardiovascular risks such as heart attack, stroke, and heart failure, particularly in high-risk patients.

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July 09, 2025

Evening Dosing Lowers BP Better, Study Finds

Researchers found that bedtime dosing of olmesartan-amlodipine improved nocturnal blood pressure control without increasing adverse events in patients with hypertension.

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