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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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 19, 2025

Single Psilocybin Dose Yields Long-Term Cancer Relief

A single psilocybin dose combined with therapy led to lasting reductions in depression and anxiety for cancer patients two years after treatment, according to new research.

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June 16, 2025

Short, Insufficient Sleep Tied to Anxiety

A study found that both short sleep duration and insufficient sleep perception were linked to higher risks of anxiety and fatigue but not depression.

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December 13, 2024

New Vaccine Prevents Severe RSV Illness

A recent study showed the new vaccine was more than 90% effective in the prevention of hospitalizations and emergency department visits due to RSV among those 60 years old or older.

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October 30, 2024

First H5N1 Bird Flu Detected in U.S. Swine

H5N1 bird flu detected in a pig in Oregon - first case in U.S. swine; USDA assures no risk to pork supply despite spread to dairy herds & infection of 36 individuals.

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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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May 30, 2025

Mepolizumab Reduces COPD Flares in Eosinophilic Patients

A new clinical trial found that adding mepolizumab to standard inhaled therapy significantly reduced moderate or severe COPD exacerbations in patients with high eosinophil counts, with a 21% lower annual rate and longer time to first flare.

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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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