SHOCKING: 4 - What They Never Told You

VCU Secures $3.8 Million NIH Grant to Investigate a Potential New Approach to Heart Failure Treatment

VCU researchers will use a $3.8 million NIH grant to test an IL-1-blocking medication in 80 patients hospitalized with acute heart failure, with recruitment expected in 2027.

Medical Daily · Oct 30

A 91-Year-Old Inhaled a Single Pea While Being Fed Lying Down, and It Landed Where Food Rarely Goes

A 91-year-old man in Nepal developed a life-threatening airway blockage after inhaling a pea while reclined. Doctors removed it with bronchoscopy, and his breathing quickly improved.

Medical Daily · Oct 28

How long you brew tea can have a big health impact, study shows

Black tea seemed to have a more consistent link with lower vascular disease

The Independent UK · Oct 28

Ear-Clip Nerve Stimulator Failed to Beat a Sham Device for Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure in 63-Patient U.K. Trial

A U.K. trial of an at-home ear-clip nerve stimulator for uncontrolled high blood pressure did not beat a sham device overall in 63 patients.

Medical Daily · Oct 26

Even just two drinks a day can be far riskier for health than previously thought, study warns

Any possible benefits of drinking small quantities of alcohol do not translate into overall health benefit, study says

The Independent UK · Oct 26

5 Reasons an Ambulance in India Arrives Later Than Your Own Car

When a family member collapses at home, the instinct is to call 108 and wait. In most Indian cities, that wait will outlast the drive you could have made yourself. A 2021 analysis by the Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine found median ambulance response times in urban India ranging from…

Times Life · Oct 26

What Actually Happens During Triage in an Indian Emergency Room

The nurse who meets you at the emergency room door is not being rude when she ignores your explanation and reaches for your wrist instead. She is measuring your pulse, counting your breaths, checking whether your skin is warm or clammy, and running a mental calculation that will determine where…

Times Life · Oct 26

Menopause Before 40 Linked to 30% Higher Coronary Heart Disease Risk, With Insulin Resistance Explaining Part of It

Menopause before 40 was tied to a 30% higher risk of coronary heart disease over two decades. Insulin resistance explained about 19% of the heart disease risk.

Medical Daily · Oct 25

Calcified Lump in a Man's Heart Resisted Blood Thinners and Looked Like a Tumor, but It Was an Old Clot

A calcified lump in a 60-year-old's heart resisted blood thinners and looked like a tumor. Surgery and lab tests revealed an old, hardened clot.

Medical Daily · Oct 25

Edwards PASCAL Precision Wins FDA Approval as the Second Catheter Repair Option for Severely Leaking Tricuspid Valves

The FDA approved Edwards' PASCAL Precision for catheter-based repair of severe tricuspid valve leaks in higher-risk patients. One-year trial data come at TCT.

Medical Daily · Oct 24