April 29, 2025

New Oral Option Approved for GCA

The FDA approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib) as the first and only oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of giant cell arteritis in adults, providing a steroid-sparing option for achieving sustained remission.

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April 25, 2025

Cannabis ED Visits Tied to Dementia Risk

A large Ontario cohort study found that 1 in 5 adults treated in hospital for cannabis use were later diagnosed with dementia, with risk significantly higher than in the general population.

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April 25, 2025

Multidimensional Sleep Health Affects Heart

Sleep is not a unitary physiologic experience, the AHA states in its new scientific statement, which redefines how physicians should assess sleep’s impact on cardiometabolic health.

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April 24, 2025

Large Trial Finds No Stroke Benefit From CEP, Study

A large U.K. trial found that routine use of cerebral embolic protection did not decrease the incidence of stroke within 72 hours among patients undergoing TAVI.

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April 23, 2025

Sense of Belonging 'Critical' for Workplace Retention

Individuals who reported a neutral level of satisfaction with their sense of belonging were approximately 3 times more likely to express an intent to leave, while those who were dissatisfied were 7 times more likely to do so, compared to individuals who were satisfied with their sense of belonging.

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April 21, 2025

Audiometric Hearing Loss Major Dementia Risk

"Up to 32% of incident dementia cases could be attributable to clinically significant audiometric hearing loss," revealing the potential impact of treating hearing impairment for dementia prevention in older adults.

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April 21, 2025

Transfusion Strategy Outcomes After Aneurysmal SAH Similar, Study Reveals

SAHaRA trial investigators compared a liberal (transfusion at hemoglobin levels of 10 g/dL or lower) and a restrictive (transfusion at 8 g/dL or lower) red-cell tranfusion strategy among critically ill patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and anemia.

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April 21, 2025

New Insights on Intracerebral Hemorrhage Recurrence

This study found that nearly 50% of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage events occurred adjacent to previous events.

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April 17, 2025

Eyebrows Signal Understanding Gaps in Conversation

Eyebrow furrows can silently signal 'I've not received enough information.'

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