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Breast Cancer Drug Repurposed for Infant With Congenital Hyperinsulinism

Daily treatment substantially reduced hypoglycemia over 13 weeks

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Ibuprofen Fails Another Crack at Reducing Preemie Lung Issues and Deaths

A therapy to help babies with hole in heart is still lacking

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AI Tool Predicts PCI Outcomes; Shellfish Blood Clotter; Persuasive CAC Scan Images

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Afib Detected After Stroke: Link to Recurrent Events Questioned

ICM-flagged Afib not tied to repeat stroke in an already fairly anticoagulated population

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Sitting and Early Death; Dana-Farber Retracts Multiple Papers; Winter Weather Deaths

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

Increase in Congenital Syphilis; Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality

Also in TTHealthWatch: long-term heart failure outcomes

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Severe Stroke at Age 24; Nurses' $100,000 Bonus; Paxlovid Insider Trading Conviction

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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'Tootsie Roll' Introduced for Leaky Transcatheter Heart Valves

Covered stent and plug deployment to address complex paravalvular leaks

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Subclasses of Steatotic Liver Disease Can Help Determine Prognosis

Risk of liver decompensation increased progressively when alcohol intake came into play

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Lives Prolonged for Longtime CRT-D Users With Heart Failure

Survival benefit with cardiac resynchronization therapy durable out to 14 years

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Allogeneic Stem Cell Therapy Falls Short on Stroke Outcomes

Hints at improvement for younger patients, those with larger infarct size

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Medical Cannabis-Arrhythmia Link; Watch Out for Lipoprotein(a); New SAVR Alternative

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Plus Nitrates Still a Losing Combination, Study Shows

Cardioprotective effect of PDE5 inhibitors did not pan out with anti-anginals in the picture

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COVID Vax and Blood Clots; Cancer Rise in Young Adults; Corpse-Abuse Charge Dropped

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Dr. Mike Confronts Dr. Gundry's Controversial Health Views

A closer look at surgeon's claims on vitamin C and smoking risk, leaky gut, and more

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Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Units

Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial

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FDA Clears Wegovy, Other GLP-1 Drugs of Suicidality Risk for Now

Preliminary evaluation reassures, while the agency's review continues

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Carvedilol No Help in Preventing Heart Failure in Childhood Cancer Survivors

While safe, the results do not support use of the drug in anthracycline-exposed survivors

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More Evidence Linking ADT for Prostate Cancer to Adverse Neurocognitive Effects

Meta-analysis shows increased risk of dementia, Parkinson's, depression

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BP Tracking Undergarment; COPD Exacerbations & HF Events; Hemolysis After PFA

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Shows Benefit for Progressing Stroke

Urgent anticoagulation with argatroban shows no bleeding downside in EASE trial

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Health Record Trigger Boosted Screening for Primary Aldosteronism

Best-practice advisory tested in adults with hypertension

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Exercise ECGs Highly Specific for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction

Reconsidering the humble testing modality's false-positive issue

Open Blood-Brain Barrier for Alzheimer's Treatment?; Managing TMD

Also in TTHealthWatch: IV drug for early atrial fibrillation

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Midlife Cognitive Problems Tied to Sleep Disruptions Earlier in Life

Quality -- not quantity -- of sleep may matter most, research suggests

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Maternal Type 1 Diabetes an Outsized Red Flag for Child Heart Defect Risk

But don't ignore maternal overweight, obesity, and gestational diabetes, study says

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Study Assuages Fears of Pancreatic Cancer Risk With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Researchers looked at 7-year patient data

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TMS for Psych Disorders Poses Little Threat to Implanted Cardiac Devices

Low risk of interaction, heating, or damage to ICD from magnetic stimulation therapy

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In Acute Kidney Disease, SGLT2 inhibitors Were All-Around Protective

Risk of all-cause mortality, MAKE, and MACE were significantly reduced

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Here Are the Top Diets for 2024

A familar food plan topped the annual U.S. News rankings

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HCM Drug Hopeful; Pre-Cardiac Cath Fasting in Doubt; Way to Visualize LAAO Issues?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Donated Heart Valves Still Growing a Year After World's 1st Partial Heart Transplant

Child and transplanted tissue together remain in good condition per case report

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How Cardiac Arrest Became a Household Topic After Damar Hamlin's Collapse

Efforts to boost survival having a moment among medical and sports societies, legislators

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Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Worst outcomes for patients with hemodynamic collapse

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No Improved Outcomes for HF Patients With Sleep Apnea Using ASV Breathing Devices

While apnea symptoms resolved, no improvement was seen in clinical outcomes

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Bernie Sanders Has COVID; Global Fake Ozempic Problem; Nitazenes, the New Fentanyl?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Disappoints for Secondary Stroke Prevention

Milvexian did not reduce strokes or covert brain infarcts in AXIOMATIC-SSP

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DAPT Stays Helpful for Minor Stroke Even With Later Presentation, Worse Symptoms

But a signal of excess bleeding is noted in the INSPIRES trial

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Nuclear Tracer Shortage; Weighing Post-Ablation OAC; Fix for Biased AI Tools?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Young-Onset Dementia Tied to New Risk Factors

Vitamin D deficiency, high CRP levels linked with dementia in midlife

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