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Mayo Clinic study suggests mitral valve surgery offers better durability and survival than TEER in octogenarians with regurgitation, emphasizing individualized decisions based on physiologic age.

Mayo Clinic study shows younger women’s myocardial infarctions often stem from nonatherosclerotic causes like SCAD and embolism, underscoring need for precise diagnosis and tailored treatment.

Study reveals EGPA driven by interferon-mediated inflammation distinct from severe eosinophilic asthma, identifying immune cell signatures and IGF1 pathways as potential therapeutic targets for patients.

Machine learning improves neurocognitive profiling in schizophrenia, enabling precise detection of cognitive deficits, personalized interventions, enhanced diagnostic accuracy, and better patient outcomes in psychiatric care.

Study shows state e-cigarette flavor bans significantly reduce initiation among young adults, but not adolescents, revealing socioeconomic disparities and need for broader, more equitable vaping prevention strategies.

Study finds home-based self-sampling for anal precancer screening cost-effective, boosting access and compliance, especially in high-risk groups, while reducing healthcare costs and improving early detection.

Study reveals racial disparities in persistent chemotherapy-induced alopecia, with Black and Latina breast cancer patients disproportionately affected, highlighting need for counseling and culturally sensitive care.

Meta-analysis shows nature exposure modestly reduces self-reported pain, supporting nonpharmacologic pain management, though heterogeneity and bias highlight need for more rigorous, controlled future studies.

AI-enhanced echocardiography, FDA-approved, detects cardiac amyloidosis with high accuracy, outperforming prior tools and enabling earlier diagnosis and treatment in heart failure patients.

Mayo Clinic study shows mitral valve repair during septal myectomy is safe, durable, and effective for obstructive HCM patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation.

Entropy-informed personalized deep learning improves opioid misuse detection, outperforming traditional models, enabling targeted interventions in pain and addiction care, and addressing the opioid crisis globally.

Vitamin D-rich foods like fatty fish, fortified products, eggs, and tofu support bone and immune health, especially for individuals with limited sun exposure or deficiency risk.

Nearly 25% miss first-trimester prenatal care, increasing risks like preterm birth and low birth weight, highlighting need for improved access, education, and early pregnancy monitoring.

Study identifies FOXQ1-WNT2-β-catenin axis driving triple-negative breast cancer aggressiveness, linking poor prognosis, EMT, invasion, and highlighting miR-96-5p as a promising therapeutic target for future treatment.

TAVR provides minimally invasive aortic stenosis treatment, expanding to patients, guided by multidisciplinary assessment of anatomy, comorbidities, and longevity, while surgery remains appropriate for cases.

Study links neighborhood pollution and socioeconomic disadvantage with genetic risk, increasing psychotic-like experiences in children, underscoring gene–environment interaction and prevention through environmental interventions strategies early.

Winter morning routines boost wellbeing by supporting circadian rhythms, mood, and energy through light exposure, exercise, mindfulness, and nutrition, helping reduce seasonal symptoms and resilience.

Mayo Clinic case series shows CAR-T therapy can be safely used in lymphoma patients with cardiomyopathy or cardiac metastases through careful selection and multidisciplinary cardio-oncology management.

Analysis shows rheumatoid arthritis increases risk of systolic and diastolic heart failure over time, urging integrated cardiology–rheumatology care and proactive cardiovascular monitoring for improved outcomes.

PAD affects millions worldwide, causes limb ischemia, requires multidisciplinary care, early referral, lifestyle changes, and revascularization to prevent amputations, stroke, and heart attack risk reduction.

Catheter ablation in younger AFib patients reduces one-year readmissions without increasing mortality, highlighting benefits but revealing disparities in access by income and race.

Higher PCE cardiovascular risk strongly predicts future AMD, glaucoma, DR, RVO, and HTR, supporting PCE use in primary care for early ocular disease detection.

Study shows many axSpA patients report acceptable symptoms despite high disease activity, highlighting PASS usefulness and need to integrate patient perspectives with clinical measures for better care.

Study shows strong long-term guselkumab persistence in plaque psoriasis, unaffected by BMI or severity, while prior biologic—especially IL-17—use increases discontinuation risk.

Research shows gender- and sexuality-diverse adolescents face much higher depression and anxiety odds, needing targeted mental health support, safer environments, and identity-affirming interventions in Australia.