July 18, 2025

Decade of Data Validates Life’s Simple 7

A decade-long review supports that higher Life’s Simple 7 cardiovascular health scores significantly reduce risks of chronic disease, mortality, and health care use.

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July 17, 2025

Vapes Outperform Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Cessation Trial

Researchers found vaporized nicotine products more effective than nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults.

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July 16, 2025

Meditation Reduces Burnout and Insomnia, Not Acute Distress in Health Care Workers

A randomized clinical trial of health care workers found that while Transcendental Meditation did not significantly reduce acute psychological distress, it led to notable improvements in burnout, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms over three months.

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July 15, 2025

U.S. Children’s Health Worsens Over 17 Years

A new study analyzing over a decade of national health surveys, electronic records, and international data shows a consistent rise in chronic conditions, obesity, emotional symptoms, and mortality rates among children and adolescents in the U.S..

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July 10, 2025

HHS Scraps Preventive Care Panel Meeting

HHS unexpectedly canceled a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, prompting fears it may be dismantled following similar moves by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at other federal health agencies.

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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 27, 2025

Weight Loss Drugs, Heavier Implications

New guidance positions GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP therapies as frontline options for long-term weight management—with profound implications for cardiovascular outcomes, access equity, and chronic disease care.

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June 25, 2025

Nighttime Heart Rhythms Predict Brain Disorders

A large Swiss study found that nighttime heart rate patterns may predict future risk for brain and psychiatric disorders, while traditional sleep structure measures were less informative.

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June 23, 2025

Sitting-Rising Test Predicts Long-Term Mortality Risk

A 12-year study of over 4,000 adults found that poor performance on a basic sitting and rising test was strongly linked to increased risk of death from natural and cardiovascular causes.

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