In a small randomized trial of 62 people with stroke caused by narrowed brain arteries, adding the PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab to a high-intensity statin for 6 months reduced the narrowing by 8.9…
A Danish nationwide study published Sept. 23, 2026, in The BMJ found that oral menopausal hormone therapy was linked to more venous blood clots (hazard ratio 1.6), while transdermal therapy, through the…
A Danish nationwide study published Sept. 23, 2026, in The BMJ found that oral menopausal hormone therapy was linked to more venous blood clots (hazard ratio 1.6), while transdermal therapy, through the…
A meta-analysis of 36 studies, published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, linked menopause caused by surgery or medical treatment to more heart disease and stroke, with higher mortality only when…
A meta-analysis of 36 studies, published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, linked menopause caused by surgery or medical treatment to more heart disease and stroke, with higher mortality only when…
In a cohort of 19,903 women with endometriosis and 79,612 matched women without it in Beijing, endometriosis was linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (hazard ratio 1.69), with a similar…
In a cohort of 19,903 women with endometriosis and 79,612 matched women without it in Beijing, endometriosis was linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (hazard ratio 1.69), with a similar…
Among 14,118 matched pairs of adults with atrial fibrillation and type 2 diabetes, starting tirzepatide was linked to lower risks of stroke and death than starting another GLP-1 drug, with absolute differences…
In the MILD-MT trial, published Oct. 23, 2026, in NEJM, 69.4% of people with a mild stroke from a large blocked artery had an excellent recovery at 90 days with clot removal…
In the LATE-MT trial, published Oct. 23, 2026, in NEJM, removing the clot 24 to 72 hours after a large-artery stroke improved function at 90 days, but brain bleeding (4.8% vs. none)…
A Cochrane review published Oct. 29, 2026, pooled 12 randomized trials with 1860 people and found no evidence that levodopa or dopamine agonists improve motor function after stroke. Serious side effects were…
In older US adults with atrial fibrillation and stage 4 or 5 kidney disease not on dialysis, apixaban halved ischemic stroke but raised major bleeding vs. no anticoagulant, while warfarin raised bleeding…
A study of US nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation, published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, found that stopping blood thinners on entry was not linked to more strokes or…
