August 26, 2025

Liver Disease May Raise Atrial Fibrillation Risk, Study

As cases of metabolic liver disease rise globally, new research shows the condition significantly increases atrial fibrillation risk, even more than moderate alcohol intake, prompting calls for broader cardiovascular monitoring.

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August 26, 2025

Mediterranean Diet: A Simple Twist Boosts Results

A small change to the eating plan may beat the standard Mediterranean diet alone.

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August 26, 2025

Antithrombotic Therapy Shows Similar Results by Sex

"A patient’s sex should not guide selection of antithrombotic therapies in people with established coronary artery disease."

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August 21, 2025

Screen Time May Raise Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth

Researchers link increased screen time in children and adolescents to higher cardiometabolic and cardiovascular risk, with sleep duration identified as a key moderating factor.

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August 20, 2025

Combined Therapy Reduces Binge Eating, Weight

Regulation of Cues plus Behavioral Weight Loss outperforms cognitive behavioral therapy for short-term benefits among veterans with binge eating disorder.

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August 18, 2025

FDA Approves New Indication for Wegovy

Accelerated approval granted to Wegovy for treatment of noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis in adults with stage F2 to F3 fibrosis.

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August 18, 2025

Societies Issue Joint Updates to Hypertension Guidelines

A central update is the recommendation for use of the PREVENT calculator to help determine risk.

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August 18, 2025

Study Finds GLP-1RAs May Lower Risk of Obesity-Related Cancers vs DPP-4 Inhibitors in Adults With Diabetes and Obesity

Studies have shown that being overweight or having obesity increases the risk of developing more than a dozen cancers, including meningioma, multiple myeloma, esophageal, thyroid, breast, gallbladder,...

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August 18, 2025

Health Groups Respond to 'National Scandal'

With elder homelessness rising, PACE programs funded by Medicaid and Medicare secure housing and health care for low-income seniors, seen in Rhode Island.

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