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Major General Paul Friedrichs, MD, appointed to head the new Office of Pandemic Preparedness; CDC advises the public about the potential resurgence of respiratory viruses in the fall and winter; concerns grow over appeal of e-cigarettes to young adults.

With a broad research focus on heart disease risk reduction through the development of novel treatment strategies, Stephen Nicholls, MBBS, PhD, Monash University and Victorian Heart Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. discusses contributions in the space from therapies with systemwide effects.

Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, is the recipient of this year’s Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology award. Here she describes what atrial fibrillation is, how the condition announces itself, and why this area of cardiovascular medicine is receiving so much attention.

Analysts warned of the potential for some shortages until the company can move production elsewhere. The North Carolina plant produces a quarter of the company’s sterile injectables used in hospitals.

The ASPC Congress on CVD Prevention is taking place in Arlington, Texas, July 21-23. Here, G.B. John Mancini, MD, University of British Columbia, emphasizes the importance of having an international perspective on preventive cardiology.

Investigators looked at both primary and metastatic tumors and found correlations between characteristics and patient outcomes.

An analysis of electronic health record data recorded from 2018-2022 within Duke University Medical Center–affiliated diabetes care centers suggests the increased rate of new-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes observed during the first year of the pandemic persisted through 2022.

Forms of localized treatment have potential to positively impact the survival rate and prognosis of men diagnosed with certain forms of metastatic prostate cancer.

The patient was found to have Toxoplasma gondii, a parasitic infection, and died 5 months after his initial diagnosis.

Study findings show that most participants were aware of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, but had limited knowledge about the infection and the need to complete the whole series of shots.

Patient-centered care (PCC) is a major part of a patient’s daily life that addresses their psychological needs, among other needs and preferences. Quality PCC has been recognized as important in clinical practice; however, implementation rates remain comparatively low.

The most common treatments come with significant cardiovascular risk, but study investigators suggest newer options might offer a more favorable risk profile.

After replicating the PURE study, researchers found that individuals with higher PURE diet scores had lower risk of death, cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of caffeine on sleep aimed to help determine clear guidelines.

Studies suggest natural language processing (NLP) is an effective tool in identifying candidates for epilepsy surgery.

Patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) with geographic atrophy should use low vision aids.

The proposed fee schedule for 2024 would reduce payments by 3.4%. Most responses were swift and negative.

A tornado wreaked widespread damage to a Pfizer plant in North Carolina; a new study finds that misdiagnoses lead to 800,000 deaths and serious disabilities yearly; the World Health Organization reports dengue risk is rising because of global warming.

A recent study found that higher spleen volume before undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) was associated with worse overall survival and higher nonrelapse mortality incidence in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Judite Blanc, PhD, is lead author on the abstract, “Social Determinants of Sleep Disorders Among Multiethnic Americans in the NIH All of Us Research Program,” which was presented on June 5th at the SLEEP 2023 conference.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is associated with multiple comorbidities and is underreported in developing countries, necessitating further research.

Even at a steep discount, the list prices of new adalimumab biosimilars are significantly higher than the original price of the originator product (Humira), highlighting how dramatically its list price has risen over the years.

Recent research shows that in the setting of cocaine use among patients with heart failure (HF), those who are classified as obese had better clinical outcomes compared with patients with HF who do not have obesity.

Study authors say the consequences of misdiagnosing osteomyelitis can be severe in the disease setting of sickle cell disease (SCD).

However, few patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis (NTMG) undergo this procedure, results suggest.

Six- or 12-week cytisinicline schedules supplemented with behavioral support demonstrated smoking cessation efficacy in clinical trial participants, offering new nicotine dependence treatment options.

A study conducted in China found that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic was seasonal and most often infected infants born 1 to 2 months before the start of the season.

While the overall age-adjusted mortality rate for diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) declined between 1999 and 2019, researchers found an average annual 1% increase since 2014.