A new federal vaccine panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has recommended tighter restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines.

Investigators developed and tested a deep learning algorithm for cardiovascular risk prediction based on routine mammography images.

Researchers examined first-year OTC naloxone sales trends and compared them to pharmacy-dispensed and program-distributed naloxone.

Researchers examined whether COVID is linked to AUB and whether long COVID symptoms vary with the menstrual cycle in a UK population.

Investigators conducted a systematic literature review to determine the representation of women across a broad range of CV trials.

Researchers examined the associations of parental DoD with SE in their offspring in a retrospective cohort study using the MarketScan commercial claims and encounter database.

Investigators examined whether people with increased consumption of ultraprocessed foods have significantly increased hsCRP using data from a sample of 9254 participants of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Investigators used private payer claims data to identify radiology professional services billed by radiologists from 2016 to 2023.

Researchers quantified how NCD mortality changed from 2010 to 2019 using data on NCD mortality and underlying cause of death from 185 countries and territories.

Researchers analyzed data from a prospective cohort of children born to women enrolled in the US Collaborative Perinatal Project between 1959 and 1965 at 12 sites to examine the association between BP at age 7 years and CVD mortality.

Investigators examined the effectiveness and scalability of a voice-enabled AI agent in engaging patients to self-report accurate BP readings among 2000 patients with open gaps in controlling blood pressure identified from electronic medical records.

Investigators examined the long-term association between hurricane-related flooding and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

Investigators conducted a phase 2b trial in which 198 adults with a primary GAD diagnosis were randomly assigned to receive a single treatment dose with 25 μg, 50 μg, 100 μg, or 200 μg of MM120 or placebo.

Evolocumab is a proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 inhibitor.

Researchers examined the utility of hsCRP to detect cardiovascular risk in SMuRF-less women.

Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study using data from European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition and the UK Biobank across 6 European countries to examine the associations of plant-based diets with the risk for multimorbidity.

Investigators conducted a phase 3 randomized trial involving patients with a seated systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg to less than 170 mm Hg despite receipt of stable treatment with 2 antihypertensive medications or 3 or more such medications.

Researchers analyzed data from the National Poison Data System for 2000 to 2023 to examine the characteristics and trends of exposures to medications, dietary supplements, and psychoactive substances among children aged 6 to 12 years.

Investigators examined reasons for first using cannabis and their associations with reasons for continuing cannabis use, weekly consumption, and symptoms of paranoia, anxiety, and depressive symptoms using data from the Cannabis&Me survey.

The plan was announced this week by State Surgeon General Dr Joseph Ladapo, who described current vaccine rules as “immoral.”

Researchers surveyed 1834 medical students attending 8 schools between March 3, 2023, and September 19, 2023.

Both pharmacy chains say vaccine access will now vary by state.

Rilzabrutinib is a small-molecule, reversible, Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

The announcement came in a letter to CDC employees from HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Adverse event data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) will be published daily; previously, updates were published on a quarterly basis.

Researchers used data from the tREatment with Beta-blockers after myOcardial infarction withOut reduced ejection fracTion trial to examine the effect of beta-blockers after acute myocardial infarction.

Robert F Kennedy Jr called for medical education organizations to “embed rigorous, measurable nutrition education at every stage of medical training,” including premedical standards, medical school curricula integration, medical licensing examination, residency requirements, board certification, and continuing education.

Dusquetide is part of a new class of short, synthetic peptides known as innate defense regulators.

Moderna’s updated vaccines are expected to be available in the coming days.

Investigators conducted a quasi-experimental study of older adults to assess whether an emergency department modified comprehensive geriatric assessment was associated with lower hospital admissions without negative unintended consequences.