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How Menopause Affects Your Body and Mind

“Before menopause, estrogen helps limit bone loss. After menopause, you start to lose more bone than your body can replace.”

Obstetrics & Gynecology December 8th 2025

Tags: GUIDELINES/RECOMMENDATIONS MENOPAUSE PATIENT EDUCATION WOMEN'S HEALTH

MDLinx

The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’? Doctors Know It Doesn’t Work—So Why Are We Still Using It?

“We may be the only specialty that continues to do major abdominal surgery without a shred of evidence of benefit.” —Steven Clark, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

Obstetrics & Gynecology December 8th 2025

Tags: HEALTHCARE LIABILITY LABOR & DELIVERY MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE RISK MANAGEMENT TESTING/LABS

Cardiology Advisor

PCP and Cardiologist Sued After Patient Death

“Both physicians should have realized that the patient’s aortic stenosis was worse than originally thought and the patient did not receive proper treatment, leading to his death.”

Cardiology December 3rd 2025

Tags: HEALTHCARE LIABILITY IMAGING/SCREENING LEGAL MATTERS MALPRACTICE MEDICAL ERRORS RISK MANAGEMENT

Medical News Today (MNT)

D3 Supplements Could Halve the Risk of a Second Heart Attack

“The targeted vitamin D3 treatment group had half as many follow-up heart attacks as the control group—3.8% versus 7.9%.”

Cardiology December 3rd 2025

Tags: HEART ATTACK/MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SECONDARY PREVENTION VITAMINS/SUPPLEMENTS

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (CCJM)

Lipoprotein(a) in Clinical Practice: What Clinicians Need to Know

“Pelacarsen lowered lipoprotein(a) to less than 50 mg/dL in 98% of participants, but levels rebounded after 16 weeks.”

Cardiology December 3rd 2025

Tags: CARDIOVASCULAR RISK EMERGING THERAPIES LIPID HEALTH PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Endovascular Today

CREST-2 Shows Reduced Stroke Risk with Carotid Artery Stenting Plus Intensive Medical Management; No Added Benefit Seen with CEA

“Carotid stenting with embolism protection should become the first-line consideration for preventing stroke when added to intensive medical management, provided the anatomy is suited for the procedure and the operator has the requisite skill.”

Cardiology December 3rd 2025

Tags: CAROTID STENOSIS RESEARCH & CLINICAL TRIALS STROKE VASCULAR MEDICINE

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