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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July 02, 2025

Medical Oddities: Leprosy’s Old New World Secret

This week’s clinical grab bag: tea for gloom, ancient leprosy, smoggy fibrosis & power peeing.

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July 01, 2025

Stem Cell Therapy Shows T1D Reversal Potential

A new stem cell–derived islet therapy showed insulin independence, restored beta-cell function, and prevented severe hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes, based on interim results presented at the ADA’s 85th Scientific Sessions.

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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 24, 2025

Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Heart Risks

A new systematic review and meta-analysis found that cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events—including acute coronary syndrome, stroke, and cardiovascular death—based on data from more than 432 million individuals in 24 observational studies.

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June 19, 2025

Plaque Calcification May Predict Future Hemorrhage Risk

New research tracked subclinical carotid plaque changes over six years and found that plaques with calcification were twice as likely to develop intraplaque hemorrhage, with men showing greater risk for complex plaque progression.

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April 28, 2025

Higher Heart Risk Seen in Inflammatory Arthritis With IFG

Prediabetes in inflammatory arthritis patients raised cardiovascular risk by over twofold, researchers reported in a population-based cohort study.

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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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