August 11, 2026

CHEST Issues OSA Guidance for Pregnancy

Guideline recommends screening, diagnosis, positive airway pressure therapy, and postpartum reassessment while highlighting the very low certainty of available evidence.

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August 11, 2026

Tree Canopy Gains Linked to Lower Mortality

The association was most pronounced in Chicago’s hottest neighborhoods, where canopy losses were linked to higher predicted mortality.

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August 11, 2026

Midlife Vascular Risk Tied to Dementia-Free Survival

Patients with diabetes, hypertension, and current smoking in midlife lived nearly 13 fewer years without dementia than those with no vascular risk factors in a long-term US cohort study.

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August 06, 2026

Medical Oddities: Shellfish Toxin? Send in the Frog

Frogs fight toxins, REM tune inward, white tea soothes guts, and friendship gets scored.

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August 05, 2026

Could Pregnancy Complications Predict CVD Risk?

Investigators found that adding pregnancy-related and female-specific factors modestly improved postpartum cardiovascular risk prediction compared with traditional risk factors alone.

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August 04, 2026

Semaglutide Study of COVID-19 Mortality

A retrospective analysis of more than 10 million commercially insured and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries examined whether semaglutide use was associated with COVID-19-related mortality.

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July 31, 2026

Can SGLT2 Inhibitors Affect Dementia?

A target trial emulation using Veterans Affairs electronic health records examined neuropsychiatric outcomes associated with SGLT2 inhibitor use.

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July 29, 2026

Can Statin Muscle Risk Be Predicted?

Researchers developed and externally validated a prediction model estimating 1-, 5-, and 10-year risks of serious muscle disorders among patients potentially eligible for statin therapy.

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July 29, 2026

RV Function May Improve Arrhythmic Risk Stratification

A systematic review and meta-analysis linked right ventricular dysfunction to higher odds of sudden cardiac death and severe ventricular arrhythmias, supporting its potential role in complementing conventional risk assessment.

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July 29, 2026

Medical Oddities: Tattoo Regret Meets Nanotech

This week is about smart tattoos, social clues, pool perks, and tea's surprising brain connection.

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