High-dose motor therapy improves outcomes after perinatal stroke
In infants and toddlers who had a stroke before birth or as a newborn (28 days or younger),…
Smartwatch data may help detect opioid misuse risk
Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for…
Artificial lung keeps patient alive after lung removal
By replacing both breathing and circulatory buffering, a novel artificial lung bought critical time after lung removal, revealed…
Carotid artery procedures do not improve cognitive performance
Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients’ cognitive skills,…
Cardiologists highlight overlooked heart risks across women’s lives
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for women in the United States, yet awareness of cardiovascular…
New model predicts redo surgery risk in adult congenital heart disease
Heart specialists at Mayo Clinic today presented new research at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting…
New AI tool helps determine the risk of secondary heart attacks in cancer patients
University researchers have pioneered a new tool to determine the risk of secondary heart attacks in cancer patients…
Feeling alone can hurt the heart more than we realize, study finds
When someone is diagnosed with heart disease, the first things people think about are blocked arteries, blood pressure,…
AI-driven model enhances treatment decisions for cancer patients after heart attack
Cancer patients who suffer a heart attack face a dangerous mix of risks, which makes their clinical treatment…
Daily coffee intake linked to fewer atrial fibrillation relapses
A randomized trial suggests that avoiding coffee after cardioversion may not help, and that modest caffeine intake may…
Antiplatelet medications linked to worse outcomes in people hospitalized with a brain bleed
Analysis of hospital registry data found that people who were hospitalized due to bleeding in the brain and…
Ischemic stroke increases expectant mother’s risk for another stroke during or soon after pregnancy
Having had a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels (ischemic stroke) more than doubled an expectant mother’s odds of having…