May 06, 2025

FDA Approves TAVR Platform for Asymptomatic AS

The FDA has approved the SAPIEN 3 TAVR platform for patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis based on data from the EARLY TAVR trial.

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May 06, 2025

Anemia Linked to Hidden Heart Strain in RA

A new study found that 1 in 3 rheumatoid arthritis patients with normal heart function on standard tests had hidden heart strain detectable only through advanced imaging, with anemia emerging as the strongest predictor.

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May 06, 2025

Weight Loss, Hypokalemia Reveal Pituitary Cushing’s Disease

A 75-year-old woman with severe weight loss and low potassium was diagnosed with pituitary Cushing’s disease, challenging assumptions about how the condition typically presents.

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May 05, 2025

True Heart Age Beyond Birthdays

New research uses cardiac MRI to calculate "functional heart age," showing obesity and other risk factors can age the heart by decades.

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May 01, 2025

Medical Oddities: Brains Go on Pause

This week, some deepfakes have a pulse, bacteria booby-trap DNA, and your brain sometimes hits pause.

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April 30, 2025

New Phase III Data: Sotatercept for PAH

Sotatercept reduced the composite risk of death, lung transplantation, or hospitalization for worsening pulmonary arterial hypertension by nearly 75% compared with placebo in high-risk patients in a phase III trial.

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April 25, 2025

WHO Updates Liver Disease Test Guidelines for Patients With Hepatitis B

FibroScan value greater than 7.0 kPa will identify most adults with significant fibrosis, according to a WHO-backed global review.

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April 23, 2025

Sense of Belonging 'Critical' for Workplace Retention

Individuals who reported a neutral level of satisfaction with their sense of belonging were approximately 3 times more likely to express an intent to leave, while those who were dissatisfied were 7 times more likely to do so, compared to individuals who were satisfied with their sense of belonging.

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April 16, 2025

CONSORT 2025: Setting New Standards for Clinical Trial Reporting

"Readers should not have to infer what was probably done; they should be told explicitly." This principle drives the comprehensive CONSORT 2025 update, with its 7 new checklist items aimed at improving clinical trial transparency.

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