May 29, 2025

Medical Oddities: A New Stress Test Hiding in Floss

From floss to fat loss— this week five clever studies are redefining daily health habits.

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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 28, 2025

Study Finds Low RSV Vaccine Uptake Among Older Adults

A new multicenter analysis of over 6,700 hospitalized older adults found that RSV vaccine uptake was low in its first season, with significant gaps in awareness and access, especially among socioeconomically vulnerable populations.

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May 28, 2025

Sleep, Time, Exercise Shift Heart Biomarkers, Study Finds 

Short sleep, late blood draws, and intense workouts significantly change common cardiovascular biomarkers, suggesting key variables often go unaccounted for in heart risk assessments.

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May 27, 2025

Minimally Invasive Option for Severe Mitral Annular Calcification

The FDA has approved Abbott’s Tendyne system, the first transcatheter mitral valve replacement for patients with severe mitral annular calcification who are ineligible for open-heart surgery.

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May 22, 2025

Voices on the Go: Top Podcasts for Physicians

Physicians are tuning to podcasts that combine clinical insight, career development, and storytelling.

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May 20, 2025

ICU Sedation Economics: A $1 Difference

Study finds dexmedetomidine, clonidine, and propofol have comparable cost-effectiveness for critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation.

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May 19, 2025

Could New COPD Criteria Double Diagnosis Rates?

Multidimensional schema incorporating CT imaging and symptoms identifies high-risk patients without traditional airflow obstruction.

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May 15, 2025

Assistant Professor Salary Gaps Persist Nationwide

Persistent salary disparities by gender, race, and ethnicity were identified among more than 45,000 U.S. assistant professors, with underrepresented in medicine women learning the least across all specialties.

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