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Weight loss in obesity-related heart failure may help reverse dysfunction

Some of the heart muscle weakness seen in severely obese patients with heart failure, despite a normal ejection fraction, may improve after treatment that reduces body weight. . .

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SCAI 2026

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High lipoprotein(a) tied to cardiovascular risk, despite standard treatment

Elevated lipoprotein(a) remained linked to higher cardiovascular risk even after adjustment for standard therapies and other risk factors. . .

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FDA approves Otarmeni, the first gene therapy for congenital hearing loss—to be offered free to patients

A one-time gene therapy now offers eligible patients the possibility of natural hearing restoration and removes financial barrier through a no-cost access commitment. . .

Government Health Agency News

FDA

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Tzield approved to delay onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes in children as young as one year of age

Early immune targeting offers a chance to delay insulin dependence during critical developmental years. . .

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N Engl J Med

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Factor XIa inhibitor cuts recurrent stroke risk without the bleeding tradeoff

Investigational asundexian reduced recurrent ischemic stroke without increasing major bleeding in a global phase 3 trial. . .

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FDA

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FDA expands Dupixent approval to young children with chronic spontaneous urticaria

Clinicians now have the first biologic therapy for children as young as two who previously lacked options addressing key disease drivers. . .

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SCAI 2026

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COVID tied to higher mortality after severe heart attack

Patients with COVID-19 who had an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) had substantially higher one-year mortality than similar patients without COVID-19, with excess risk persisting even after discharge. . .

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Lancet Reg Health Europe

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Short steroid course speeds oxygen recovery in Mycoplasma pneumonia

Open-label randomized trial finds adjunctive betamethasone shortens hypoxemia in hospitalized adults. . .

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Alzheimer’s Dement

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Even 10% increase in ultra-processed foods tied to poorer focus

Higher ultra-processed food intake was linked to worse attention and higher modifiable dementia risk, even after accounting for adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet. . .

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