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Heart health
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Mediterranean living tracked half the heart deaths in adults with type 2 diabetes
The Mediterranean diet is sold as a shopping list. This index scored the rest of it too, including naps and eating with other people, and all three parts of the score pulled in the same direction.
Sep 2, 2026
Flu vaccination tracked 20% less new atrial fibrillation across 276,888 matched adults
Flu is known to trigger heart events, but whether the shot affects heart rhythm was untested. A European Heart Journal team matched 276,888 adults on 65 characteristics and found the vaccinated developed less irregular heartbeat.
Sep 1, 2026
Pushing potassium to the top of the normal range cut atrial fibrillation events by a third in a trial
A low-normal potassium level is usually left alone. In 1,200 patients with implanted defibrillators, deliberately raising it by 0.3 mmol/L cut hospital admissions and treatments for atrial fibrillation over three years.
Aug 31, 2026
Sending prostate cancer patients to a heart specialist won the trial on cholesterol, not on heart attacks
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer raises cardiovascular risk that nobody owns. A 2,487-patient trial across 8 countries referred half of them to a cardiologist and met its primary endpoint, almost entirely through statin prescribing.
Aug 31, 2026