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Study validates accuracy of depression screening for people with chronic pain

University of Arizona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study found that a widely used depression screening questionnaire is accurate for people with and without chronic pain, debunking a common misconception that the screening inflates depression scores for people with chronic pain.

Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders

New study explores how to improve diagnosis of a frequently missed heart condition

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association launches cluster randomized trial to improve detection of ATTR cardiomyopathy within hospitals participating in Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure

UC Irvine researchers invent a wearable sweat sensor for long-term health monitoring

University of California - Irvine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A sweat-monitoring wearable device developed by UC Irvine researchers enables real-time and continuous tracking of a variety of health conditions through sweat analysis. The sensor is designed to be worn continuously outside of laboratory or clinical settings and can detect molecules in perspiration that are signs of stress, cancer, kidney disease and mental health issues. The project was funded by the UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering.

Journal: Nature Biomedical Engineering

Experts call on WHO to revisit its approach to airborne risk in light of hantavirus outbreak

University of Maryland
Reports and Proceedings

COLLEGE PARK, MD – With three people dead and 11 cases from the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, UMD’s internationally renowned expert on airborne viruses, Dr. Don Milton, joins public health colleagues in an opinion piece in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to shift its default response to emerging respiratory viruses.

Journal: BMJ

CHEST and APCCMPD announce recipient of 2026 Collaborative Fellow Scholarship

American College of Chest Physicians
Grant and Award Announcement

Matthew Simpson, MD, will be the mentee for the third year of the APCCMPD and CHEST Medical Educator Diversity Scholar Fellowship

Blood pressure drug can reduce arterial stiffening

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine found that a common drug used to treat high blood pressure, amiloride, helps arteries become more flexible in patients with obesity and diabetes, providing some additional cardiovascular protection.

Trends in metabolic bariatric surgery utilization in the era of GLP-1s, 2022-2024

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This study found a profound decrease in the utilization of metabolic bariatric surgery, with a 34.1% decrease from 2022 to 2024, while glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1) use increased by 140.4% over the same period. Given the year-on year declines in metabolic bariatric surgery utilization, these trends may continue given the persistent and growing prescribing of GLP-1s.

Journal: JAMA Surgery

Pragmatic parental support to mitigate burnout among pregnant and postpartum trainees

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Occupational burnout threatens care quality, workforce retention, and physician health. In this study, a parental support package significantly mitigated postpartum burnout among childbearing physicians in training.

Journal: JAMA

Non-coding gene linked to core social and behavioral traits in Autism, major SickKids-led study finds

The Hospital for Sick Children
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has pinpointed PTCHD1-AS, a long non-coding RNA gene on the X chromosome, as a contributor to increased likelihood of ASD in males. Notably, deletions within PTCHD1-AS influence social interaction and repetitive behaviours, while leaving cognition unaffected.  

Journal: Nature