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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May 15, 2025

Men With Broken Heart Syndrome Have Twice the Mortality Risk: Study

A large U.S. study of nearly 200,000 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy cases found persistently high mortality—especially among men—despite rising incidence and increased recognition from 2016 to 2020.

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May 06, 2025

FDA Approves TAVR Platform for Asymptomatic AS

The FDA has approved the SAPIEN 3 TAVR platform for patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis based on data from the EARLY TAVR trial.

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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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May 05, 2025

True Heart Age Beyond Birthdays

New research uses cardiac MRI to calculate "functional heart age," showing obesity and other risk factors can age the heart by decades.

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April 29, 2025

Surgical Management of Foreign Body Ingestion in Adults: Case Series

Diagnosis relies heavily on a careful history, including the nature of the ingested material, and complementary imaging studies.

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April 29, 2025

New Drug Tames Resistant High Blood Pressure

Lorundrostat reduces blood pressure significantly in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension by targeting aldosterone production.

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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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April 28, 2025

Brisk Walking Linked to Reduced Arrhythmia Risk Study

Faster walking pace was associated with a decreased risk of cardiac arrhythmias, researchers wrote in the UK Biobank study.

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