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Heart Rhythm

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HRS 2026: GLP-1s tied to lower afib risk independent of weight loss

Large real-world study suggests rhythm benefits may reflect direct cardiometabolic effects. . .

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J Allergy Clin Immunol

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AI closes the prediction gap for asthma after early childhood eczema

Machine‑learning models using routine early‑life data accurately stratified school‑age respiratory risk in children diagnosed with atopic dermatitis before age 3. . .

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JAMA Psychiatry

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Novel antipsychotic shows symptom relief with fewer early adverse effects in phase 2 trial

Patients receiving LB-102 showed meaningful symptom relief within 1 week, without increased neurologic or metabolic adverse effects. . .

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JAMA

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Intrawound tobramycin add-on falls short in tibial fractures

Large multicenter trial finds no infection benefit—and no safety advantage—from dual local antibiotics in high risk tibial fracture surgery. . .

Internally Generated Content

ACC

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Eugene Braunwald, father of modern cardiology, dies at 96

A visionary physician and pioneering scientist whose legacy endures. . .

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N Engl J Med

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Steroids add no coronary benefit in initial Kawasaki treatment

Large randomized trial finds no reduction in coronary artery lesions with adjunctive steroids. . .

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Stroke

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Dental flossing: A simple habit with potential stroke benefits

Regular dental flossing was linked to fewer ischemic and cardioembolic strokes and a lower incidence of atrial fibrillation in a large, long-term cohort study. . .

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FDA

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At-home Saphnelo pen wins FDA approval for lupus

A once‑weekly autoinjector expands treatment options for patients with moderate to severe SLE, offering the benefits of an effective biologic with fewer clinic-based infusions. . .

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Science

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Weight loss in obesity-related heart failure may help reverse dysfunction

Some of the heart muscle weakness seen in severely obese patients with heart failure, despite a normal ejection fraction, may improve after treatment that reduces body weight. . .

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