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Heart health
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Cardiology professionals were less likely than the public to take recommended blood pressure drugs
Heart specialists spend their working lives telling other people to manage risk factors. Screening 1,366 of them at a cardiology congress and comparing against 2,732 matched members of the public.
Sep 8, 2026
Two kinds of sleep apnea that look alike in heart failure split apart once breathing control was measured
Which type of apnea a heart failure patient has decides their treatment, and the two are currently told apart by eye. Measuring 122 patients found the physiology underneath differs sharply.
Sep 8, 2026
Nurse-led heart failure care cut deaths by 22% across 22 centers in India
Heart failure care in low-resource settings depends on specialists who are scarce and appointments patients cannot reach. A cluster-randomized trial of 1,507 adults moved the work to nurses and phones.
Sep 8, 2026
Hospital takeovers cut heart attack deaths in Germany while leaving stroke deaths unchanged
Hospital consolidation is usually argued about as a question of money and market power. Comparing 125 acquired German hospitals against 821 that stayed independent asked whether patients survive.
Sep 8, 2026