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

Better Cholesterol Treatment Could Prevent Thousands of Cardiovascular Events

New research using US national survey data found that most adults with high LDL cholesterol are not receiving recommended treatments, and fully following clinical guidelines could prevent hundreds of thousands of cardiovascular events and reduce healthcare costs by billions annually.

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July 08, 2025

Orforglipron Lowers A1c, Weight in T2D Patients 

A 40-week trial presented at ADA's 85th Scientific Sessions showed that daily oral orforglipron significantly lowered blood sugar and body weight in adults with early type 2 diabetes.

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June 30, 2025

Can Typos Change a Diagnosis?

Large language models used in clinical decision-making may offer different treatment recommendations depending on how a patient writes their message—even when the medical facts remain unchanged.

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June 24, 2025

Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Heart Risks

A new systematic review and meta-analysis found that cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events—including acute coronary syndrome, stroke, and cardiovascular death—based on data from more than 432 million individuals in 24 observational studies.

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June 18, 2025

SGLT2 Inhibitor Empagliflozin Preserves Kidney Function After Heart Attack

A secondary analysis of the EMPACT-MI trial, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, shows that the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor empagliflozin stabilizes kidney function and reduces heart failure hospitalizations in patients who have recently experienced a heart attack.

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October 17, 2024

Sit or Stand: New Study Questions Workplace Advice

New study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology challenges the notion that standing reduces cardiovascular disease risk and suggests promoting overall physical activity for heart health. #CardiovascularHealth

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April 30, 2025

ApoB Count and Lp(a) Levels Key to CAD Risk

Total apoB particle count and Lp(a) levels best reflect coronary artery disease risk, with researchers noting that lipid-related atherosclerotic risk is most accurately reflected by the total count of apoB-P.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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