The findings, published Jan. 8 in JAMA Oncology, support the potential benefits of screening patients for CHIP before they undergo cancer treatment so they can be more closely monitored for heart complications. CHIP is a condition, not a disease, characterized by age-related variants in blood stem cells, and it is typically asymptomatic.

Warming temperatures are connected to increases in violence-related hospital visits—including both interpersonal and self-inflicted violence—according to a new analysis of 14 years of Medicaid claims data. The study is led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings are published in the journal Communications Sustainability(link is external and opens in a new window).

Researchers have developed a method to help cancer immunotherapies reach otherwise “invisible” tumors by helping guide therapies to their appropriate targets. This could be particularly useful for very difficult-to-treat tumors like neuroblastoma.