Category: 6. Health
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Cardiovascular outcomes of semaglutide and tirzepatide for patients with type 2 diabetes in clinical practice
Cardiovascular outcome trials of the incretin-based medicines tirzepatide and semaglutide have shown benefits in populations with varying levels of cardiovascular risk. However, without direct head-to-head comparisons, treatment decisions rely on…
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DECAF: Caffeine Consumption Does Not Increase, May Improve Atrial Fibrillation Risk
Adult patients treated for
atrial fibrillation (AF) who drank a cup of coffee daily exhibited 39% less risk of irregular heart rhythm episodes than those who avoided all caffeine, according to a new study.1Data from the Does Eliminating Coffee…
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Gene Therapy Shows Lipid Improvement but Raises Flags – Medscape
- Gene Therapy Shows Lipid Improvement but Raises Flags Medscape
- Scientists have edited a gene that may reduce high cholesterol permanently CNN
- CRISPR Therapeutics Stock (CRSP) Opinions on CTX310 Phase 1 Data Release Quiver Quantitative
- Study in…
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Driving timely diagnosis and treatment for heart valve disease to save lives
DALLAS, Nov. 9, 2025 — More than 28 million people worldwide are living with heart valve disease, and the numbers are climbing. In the U.S., the condition contributes to more than 60,000 deaths each year. [1] Yet many people are…
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Edwards Champions American Heart Association Initiative to Reduce Deaths, Improve Care for Patients With Heart Valve Disease – Company Announcement – FT.com – Financial Times
- Edwards Champions American Heart Association Initiative to Reduce Deaths, Improve Care for Patients With Heart Valve Disease – Company Announcement – FT.com Financial Times
- New effort launched to support earlier diagnosis, treatment of aortic…
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LAAO Doesn’t Match Medical Therapy for High-risk AF Patients: CLOSURE-AF
The noninferiority trial of patients at risk for both bleeding and stroke, in a surprise turn, found standard care to be superior.
NEW ORLEANS, LA—For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are at high risk of both stroke and…
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DECAF: Daily Coffee, Not Abstinence, Beneficial for AF Patients
In patients with persistent AF who underwent cardioversion, a cup of joe per day lowered the risk of recurrences at 6 months.
NEW ORLEANS, LA—In good news for coffee drinkers with atrial fibrillation (AF)—maintaining the habit…
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Experts: Seasonal depression more likely as days get darker
As the days get shorter and temperatures drop, many people start to feel a noticeable shift in their mood, a condition known as seasonal affective disorder.
This type of depression — commonly known as SAD — happens around the same time every…
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APOE ϵ4/ϵ4 Predicts Higher Alzheimer Risk, But Many Without Allele Have True AD Pathology, Study Shows | NeurologyLive
A newly presented exploratory cohort analysis showed that individuals who were apolipoprotein (APOE) ϵ4/ϵ4 carriers were significantly more likely to have biomarker results indicating symptomatic or at-risk status for mild cognitive impairment…
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