A novel approach to removing excess fluid through the skin and a new strategy to prevent right ventricular failure after LVAD implantation are among the highlights of the January issue of the Journal ...

For patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia, drug-eluting stents and drug-coated balloons did not improve amputation-free survival compared with balloon ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon has taken a major step to dismantle the agency. The Trump administration announced a rapid acceleration of its efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education ...

Responsibilities for K-12 and college programs, among others, will be moved to other federal agencies. By Michael C. Bender The Trump administration announced on Tuesday an aggressive plan to continue ...

Senator John Fetterman takes *** fall walking near his house in Braddock today. *** spokesperson tells us he went to the hospital. Doctors say he had something called an atrial fibrillation flare up ...

Objectives: Stroke is a severe complication in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), significantly affecting quality of life and potentially leading to death. This study aimed to ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Everyone agrees that diet is important to ...

In this article, we argue in favor of a promising paradigm for training physicians: competency-based medical education (CBME). 10 CBME takes an outcomes-based approach in training learners to become ...

Sue Baker was used to spending time in the hospital. She had started having heart troubles in 2015, and as the issue escalated, she spent more and more time in the hospital. She had a pacemaker ...

LVAD patients face a high risk of bleeding events associated with oral anticoagulation alongside increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events such as stroke Hospitalization costs for patients ...