May 23, 2025

BP Pills: Does Timing Matter? 

A large Canadian study of 3,357 patients found that taking blood pressure medication at bedtime did not reduce deaths or heart events compared to morning dosing.

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May 23, 2025

BP Pills: Does Timing Matter? 

A large Canadian study of 3,357 patients found that taking blood pressure medication at bedtime did not reduce deaths or heart events compared to morning dosing.

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May 23, 2025

BMI, Glucose, Blood Pressure Linked to Multimorbidity

A 30-year cohort study found that life-course factors—including BMI, blood pressure, and glucose—significantly influence chronic disease accumulation, but much of the risk remains unexplained.

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May 22, 2025

Voices on the Go: Top Podcasts for Physicians

Physicians are tuning to podcasts that combine clinical insight, career development, and storytelling.

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May 21, 2025

Birth Control Pills Triple Stroke Risk?

New SECRETO study reveals combined oral contraceptives increase cryptogenic ischemic stroke risk threefold in women aged 18 to 49, independent of other known risk factors.

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May 20, 2025

ICU Sedation Economics: A $1 Difference

Study finds dexmedetomidine, clonidine, and propofol have comparable cost-effectiveness for critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation.

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May 20, 2025

Clinical Trials Missing in Half of AI Tools

Researchers analyzed FDA-approved AI-enabled medical devices and reported that clinical performance and subgroup data were frequently missing.

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May 19, 2025

CAA Imaging Markers Linked to Plasma Biomarkers

A large cohort study in South Korea found that cerebral amyloid angiopathy imaging markers were linked to increased Alzheimer’s-related plasma biomarkers and cognitive decline, partly mediated by brain amyloid buildup.

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May 16, 2025

This Week’s Mass Spec News

Rapid infection diagnosis; microplastics in arterial plaque; and studying how flies get frisky(?!)...

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