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PREVENT equations provide more accurate risk estimates and support personalized hypertension care

Using the Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (PREVENT™) equations provides more accurate risk estimates and supports personalized treatment for adults with high blood pressure or hypertension, according to a new scientific statement published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journals Circulation and Hypertension, and in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology.

28 Aug 2025

How can medical trainees use AI without losing critical thinking skills?

A NEJM review outlines how large language models (LLMs) are reshaping medical education, posing risks of deskilling, never-skilling, and mis-skilling among trainees.

28 Aug 2025

UC San Diego Health performs world’s first personalized spine surgery

UC San Diego Health is the first health system in the world to perform an anterior cervical spine surgery using a fully personalized implant designed for a patient's unique anatomy.

28 Aug 2025

Cardiovascular outcomes worsen in patients with mental health conditions

Every 34 seconds, someone in the United States dies from heart disease. As nearly half of the country suffers from some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD), another 1 in 4 adults experience a mental health disorder in their lifetime, signaling an inevitable overlap.

28 Aug 2025

Evidence-based calculator to guide hypertension treatment choices

A first-of-its-kind Blood Pressure Treatment Efficacy Calculator built on data from nearly 500 randomized clinical trials in over 100,000 people allows doctors to see by how much different medications are likely to lower blood pressure.

28 Aug 2025

Most Americans unaware that early prostate cancer shows no symptoms

A recent survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) focused on Americans' awareness of the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer.

28 Aug 2025

Study brings hope for a more personalized approach to treat ER+ breast cancer

A new study from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine brings hope for a more personalized approach to treat estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, the most common type of this cancer.

28 Aug 2025

Placebo study uncovers a precise pain map in the human brainstem

Researchers from the University of Sydney have used placebo pain relief to uncover a map-like system in the brainstem that controls pain differently depending on where it's felt in the body.

28 Aug 2025

AI and routine lab tests offer a more accurate prediction of genetic disease risk

When genetic testing reveals a rare DNA mutation, doctors and patients are frequently left in the dark about what it actually means.

28 Aug 2025

New experimental system replicates tuberculosis transmission with unprecedented precision

Tuberculosis has been a scourge upon humanity throughout history. In killing more than a million each year worldwide, it remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious pathogen.

28 Aug 2025

New NIH-funded project aims to turn rare HIV cures into broadly applicable immunotherapy

Nearly 20 years ago, a man named Timothy Ray Brown who was living with HIV and cancer, underwent two courses of stem cell transplantation to treat his acute myeloid leukemia.

28 Aug 2025

Wayne State researchers pursue new treatments for ocular chemical injuries in military personnel

Researchers at Wayne State University are pursuing new therapies for treating chemical injuries to the eyes with the help of a two-year, $400,400 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).

28 Aug 2025

New guidelines improve care for respiratory infections in leukemia patients

People with leukemia have a weakened immune system due to the disease itself and treatment, which leads to an increased susceptibility to infections.

28 Aug 2025

New advances offer hope in the fight against KRAS-driven pancreatic cancer

Accounting for nearly 90% of all pancreatic cancers, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a five-year survival rate of just 13%. Late-stage diagnosis, limited surgical options, and toxic chemotherapy regimens contribute to its poor outcomes.

28 Aug 2025

COPD care pathways improve hospital outcomes and standardize treatment

Using a care pathway focused on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to shorter hospital stays, increased referrals to pulmonary rehabilitation, and improved standardization of care, according to a new study.

28 Aug 2025

New method detects sepsis infections in just two hours

A new diagnostic method would confirm sepsis infections earlier, cutting critical hours in the "race against time" to save patients' lives.

28 Aug 2025

New study supports personalized restart of methadone for opioid use disorder

A new study from University of Colorado Anschutz and Denver Health researchers, published today in JAMA Network Open, introduces a more individualized approach to restarting methadone treatment for people with opioid use disorder.

28 Aug 2025

Researchers develop novel exosome-based therapeutic agent for treating traumatic CNS injuries

Traumatic injuries of the central nervous system (CNS)-such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) and traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI)-are characterized by oxidative damage and neuroinflammation.

28 Aug 2025

New global consensus offers hope for women with inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy

For women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pregnancy can be an uncertain time due to limited clinical data about how IBD medications impact pregnancy outcomes and infants who have been exposed to IBD medications in utero.

28 Aug 2025

Probiotic enhances cholesterol drug efficacy but raises safety concerns at high doses

A recent study published in Engineering has shed light on the complex interactions between probiotics and drugs, particularly focusing on the effects of the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Zhang (LCZ) on the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin.

28 Aug 2025

Medicine News and Research

PREVENT equations provide more accurate risk estimates and support personalized hypertension care

How can medical trainees use AI without losing critical thinking skills?

UC San Diego Health performs world’s first personalized spine surgery

Cardiovascular outcomes worsen in patients with mental health conditions

Evidence-based calculator to guide hypertension treatment choices

Most Americans unaware that early prostate cancer shows no symptoms

Study brings hope for a more personalized approach to treat ER+ breast cancer

Placebo study uncovers a precise pain map in the human brainstem

AI and routine lab tests offer a more accurate prediction of genetic disease risk

New experimental system replicates tuberculosis transmission with unprecedented precision

New NIH-funded project aims to turn rare HIV cures into broadly applicable immunotherapy

Wayne State researchers pursue new treatments for ocular chemical injuries in military personnel

New guidelines improve care for respiratory infections in leukemia patients

New advances offer hope in the fight against KRAS-driven pancreatic cancer

COPD care pathways improve hospital outcomes and standardize treatment

New method detects sepsis infections in just two hours

New study supports personalized restart of methadone for opioid use disorder

Researchers develop novel exosome-based therapeutic agent for treating traumatic CNS injuries

New global consensus offers hope for women with inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy

Probiotic enhances cholesterol drug efficacy but raises safety concerns at high doses

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