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New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School demonstrates that using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging—known as CMR phenotyping—can help identify patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis who are at increased risk of sudden cardiac death.

Sepsis is when the immune system overshoots its inflammatory reaction to an infection, so strongly that the vital organs begin to shut down. It is life-threatening: each year in the US alone, approximately 750,000 patients are hospitalized for sepsis, of which approximately 27% die.

Nearly one-third of people who adopted and adhered to a healthy diet did not lose any weight, but still reaped many health benefits, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Ben Gurion University, Israel.

A new study provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of metabolomics research in arterial stiffness on a less explored aspect: early vascular aging, particularly in adolescents. The study offers hope for innovative approaches to vascular health.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. While genetics and age are well-known risk factors, growing evidence highlights a significant connection between obesity and colorectal cancer. Understanding this link is crucial in shaping effective prevention and early detection strategies.

A quarter of deaths in the UK are caused by heart disease, the equivalent of one person every three seconds. Improving diagnostics will allow for earlier diagnosis and better health outcomes.

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of traumatic injuries, and diagnose and treat many other medical conditions.

In a new report published in JAMA Cardiology, health policy experts at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have shown that many US adults are unaware they have high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol—three major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and death.

Can a small fish help identify possible treatments for an ultra-rare inherited disease found in an Alabama boy? The genetic disease is XMEA, which progressively weakens the muscles and can affect the liver and heart. XMEA stands for X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy. As of March 2024, only 33 cases had ever been seen worldwide.

A Canadian infant who was born prematurely and had measles has died, officials said Thursday without confirming a cause of death, raising heightened concern about the virus’s resurgence.