Practice updates and recommendations from the major professional societies.
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Labcorp continues to power along as it posts strong quarterly earnings led by growth in its diagnostics and lab services and triggering the medtech to raise its full-year guidance.
Boston Scientific is cutting its financial guidance for the second quarter in a row as it gears up for a tough six months ahead.
Patients should still be warned that general-purpose chatbots are often unreliable for medical advice.
Three studies using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data published July 20 in JAMA provide new insights into LDL-C treatment goals under the 2026 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia.
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at a post-hoc analysis of the API-CAT trial that showed recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) is uncommon but associated with poor short-term survival of patients with cancer-associated thrombosis.
Indexing ascending aortopathy (AA) to height better identifies patients, especially women, who could benefit from earlier surgery rather than absolute diameters, according to a recent study published in JACC: Advances.
A Letter from the American Diabetes Association Audit & Governance Committee (AGC) vcramer Tue, 07/28/2026 - 20:34 Organizational Updates A Letter from the American Diabetes Association Audit & Governance Committee (AGC) Arlington, Va. July 28, 2026 Dear ADA community: In the aftermath of the difficulty that our community experienced at the New Orleans Scientific Sessions last month, I wanted to make sure you are aware of the processes we’re working through and what you can expect to see from the Board of Directors in the weeks ahead. The events of our New…
The course will take place Sept. 28 to 29, 2026, at ACP headquarters in Philadelphia.
In this interview, Steven E. Nissen MD, MACC David H. Wiener, MD, FACC discuss practice-changing advancements in echocardiography.
Levels of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) in coronary blood were higher in patients with a STEMI than those with chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) or in controls, according to a cross-sectional study published July 14 in the EHJ.
In patients with severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR), tricuspid valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER), compared with transcatheter tricuspid valve annuloplasty (TTVA), showed a more favorable safety profile and a more effective and durable reduction in TR, while clinical outcomes at one year were similar with both strategies, according to research published July 22 in JACC: Advances.
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Update: Next Steps and Our Continued Commitment to Science vcramer Mon, 07/27/2026 - 21:03 Organizational Updates Update: Next Steps and Our Continued Commitment to Science Arlington, Va. July 27, 2026 Over the past two months, ADA leadership has had the opportunity to speak with many members of our professional community. In these conversations, a common theme continues to ring true: ADA is more than an organization. It is a community where careers have been built, collaborations have been formed, lifelong friendships have begun, and generations of scientists, clinicians, and advocates have…
The American Diabetes Association Announces the Fifth Annual Kiss a Pig Gala in New Orleans mcarmody Fri, 07/24/2026 - 15:47 Local Press Release The American Diabetes Association Announces the Fifth Annual Kiss a Pig Gala in New Orleans New Orleans, LA July 24, 2026 Top fundraiser earns the honor of kissing a pig, celebrating the history of insulin treatment The American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) is proud to once again host the Kiss a Pig Gala in New Orleans on July 25, bringing together local business leaders, advocates and supporters for an evening dedicated to advancing the fight to end…
Dr. Ankeet Bhatt interviews Dr. Nihar Desai on key terminology for albuminuria and discuss CV conditions associated with UACR as a biomarker.
“Musculoskeletal Injections in Primary Care: A Practical Guide to Safe and Simple Techniques,” by Ted Parks, MD, is a 96-page portable guide designed for use in the exam room.
Introduction The Dutch guideline ‘Gallstone disease’ (2016) recommends performing a cholecystectomy within 72 hours following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for common bile duct stones to prevent recurrent gallstone-related complications. Nevertheless, guideline adherence in the Netherlands remains low, and the time between ERCP and cholecystectomy often exceeds 72 hours. Our project aims to improve national guideline adherence to 85% or higher and thereby reduce the incidence of gallstone-related complications after ERCP. Methods and analysis The Dutch-TIMELINESS is a…
The updated 2026 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway (ECDP) for the Management of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) reflects a significant evolution in how HFpEF is understood and treated.
Extending DAPT for an additional year reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) without increasing bleeding risk compared with aspirin alone among patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (MVCAD) who had no ischemic or bleeding events one year after PCI with a drug-eluting stent, according to results of the DAPT-MVD trial published July 15 in NEJM.
The ACC Board of Trustees (BOT) has approved the College's next slate of officers and new trustees, who will begin their terms in April 2027 following ACC's Annual Scientific Session in Houston, TX.
Nearly 90% of ischemic heart disease (IHD) deaths in 2023 in the U.S. were attributable to modifiable risk factors, led by high systolic blood pressure (SBP), dietary risks and high LDL-C, according to data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 (GBD 2023), published July 15 in JAMA Cardiology.
Reexamining the association between duration of U.S. residence and obesity using a contemporary U.S. population and to explore whether this relationship differs across racial and ethnic groups.