Medications
Medicine from a vending machine? Advocate Health Care installs devices in Chicago
Most patients don't expect to be sent to a vending machine immediately after a doctor's appointment or a hospital stay.
Oct 9, 2025
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High Blood Pressure
Genetics
First 3D genetic mapping of the heart uncovers genes implicated in sudden death
A major cardiovascular risk factor is thickening of the heart walls (hypertrophy), which can result from high blood pressure—but is also linked to inherited diseases of the heart which can lead to sudden death.
Oct 7, 2025
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Medications
Novel drug combination offers hope for men with advanced prostate cancer
A new drug combination could significantly delay the progression of a life-threatening form of prostate cancer in men with specific genetic mutations, finds a major international trial led by UCL researchers.
Oct 7, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Compounded discrimination linked to poorer health, study finds
Nearly 1 in 5 residents (17.8%) of Agder, Norway, reported being discriminated against in the past year. "Discrimination tends to fly under the radar in public discourse. We assume we have legislation and measures in place ...
Oct 6, 2025
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Cardiology
Link between smoking and high blood pressure confirmed
Tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of hypertension (high blood pressure), a new UM study has found, and testing patients' urine can help to verify their smoking status and assess this risk.
Oct 6, 2025
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Splicing factor could be therapeutic target for preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication with serious risks for mother and child. The only real cure for preeclampsia is delivery. Now, a new mouse study reports that high levels of an mRNA splicing factor may contribute ...
Oct 3, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A link that persists: Education outshines heart health as predictor of memory in people over 90
An association between higher education and better brain health can still be seen in people over 90, according to a new study. In contrast, midlife risk factors for cardiovascular disease were not found to be linked to memory ...
Oct 2, 2025
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Cardiology
Continuation and selection of antihypertensives before and after non-cardiac surgery could reduce risks
Continuing angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers before non-cardiac surgery is linked to a reduced risk of postoperative mortality and functional decline, according to researchers from ...
Oct 2, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia. But why is it fatal?
Most of us know dementia—a broad term for several disorders involving declines in memory, language and thinking—can severely affect daily life.
Oct 2, 2025
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Cardiology
Is your leg pain actually PAD? Watch for these warning signs
Sometimes, aches and pains get dismissed as a normal part of getting older. In the case of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, those pains can be signs of a serious problem.
Oct 1, 2025
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