October 30, 2025

Is Loss of Smell More Than It Seems?

Researchers found older adults with a poor sense of smell were twice as likely to develop coronary heart disease within 4 years.

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October 29, 2025

H-1B Visa Changes: Who Pays the Price?

New fee structure could hit hardest where physicians are needed most.

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October 23, 2025

Chest Pain & Shock After a Tuna Sandwich: What’s Your Diagnosis?

A 30-year-old man with no prior medical history developed cardiogenic shock shortly after eating a tuna sandwich. He experienced central, burning chest pain, diaphoresis, and generalized pruritus. His pain worsened with breathing and did not respond to nitroglycerin.

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October 13, 2025

D-dimer Threshold Identified for Postpartum PE

A D-dimer cutoff of 2.24 mg/L showed 90% specificity and 89% sensitivity for detecting pulmonary embolism after delivery.

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November 11, 2024

Morning BP Rise Linked to Heart Hypertrophy

A morning BP rise of over 10 mmHg independently predicts left ventricular hypertrophy—accounting for 36.2% of LVMI variability, even after adjusting for age and BMI.

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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 15, 2025

Medical Oddities: Mini Lab-Grown Ovaries Go Natural

Mini ovaries steal the show—plus heart cell choreography, Brussels sprout bias, and prenatal tea perks.

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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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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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