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Heart health
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A raised heart-strain marker that came back down carried no extra risk eight years later
Most risk markers are measured once and treated as a verdict. An Annals of Internal Medicine analysis of 8,454 adults measured one twice, three years apart, and people whose reading normalized ended up where those who never had it did.
Aug 30, 2026
People given the newer shingles vaccine had 9% less heart disease over the next seven years
A Nature Medicine team used America's abrupt switch from the live to the recombinant shingles vaccine as a natural experiment in adults over 60. Heart disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation were all lower seven years on.
Aug 30, 2026
Treating gum disease lowered blood pressure by 4.64 mmHg across 12 randomized trials
A Journal of Periodontology meta-analysis pooled 12 randomized trials of periodontal therapy. Systolic pressure fell 4.64 mmHg, diastolic 1.84, and C-reactive protein dropped alongside them. Evidence certainty was moderate to low.
Aug 28, 2026
Combining cardio and weights lowered deaths by 60% in coronary heart disease trials
Cardiac rehabilitation has long meant a treadmill. A Sports Medicine Open meta-analysis of randomized trials found adding resistance training beat aerobic exercise alone on fitness and quality of life, and cut mortality against usual care.
Aug 26, 2026