“Never delegate understanding.” That quote stuck with me—and it’s now the title of my new Substack. I’ll be writing about health, science, & how these things can be understandable. Subscribe here → neverdelegateunderstanding.substack.com/subscribe #health #science #medicine @yalemed.bsky.social

A JAMA study examined lifestyle interventions' effects on cognitive function in older adults at risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Lead author Laura Baker, PhD, from @wakeforest.bsky.social shared key insights with several media outlets. 🧵 ja.ma/4lQmvFu #AAIC2025

Aiming for 7,000 daily steps can reduce risk of chronic diseases, cognitive decline, and death, finds new study. Explore the research in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/mrvd9uyt

A brilliant article by @rmcelreath.bsky.social . I had not heard of ‘bread scientists’ before but see them everywhere. Related to the strong case for teaching reliable, rigorous methods, I see as a major problem the selection of “optimistic” stat methods. #StatsSky #EpiSky

While sedentary behavior among US adults decreased from 2013 to March 2020, this trend stalled from 2021 to 2023. https://ja.ma/4nWVKRg

Researchers have been sneaking secret messages into their papers in an effort to trick AI tools into giving them a positive peer-review report Read the full story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Our new JAMA Cardiology study finds that many US adults don't know that they have hypertension, diabetes, or high cholesterol Nearly 1 in 3 young adults w/ hypertension, 2 in 5 with diabetes, and 1 in 4 with high cholesterol are unaware of their condition. bit.ly/45an6MC #medsky #cardiosky

Interesting thesis in the latest issue of Hypertension @ahascience.bsky.social @ahajournals.bsky.social Additional support for multiclass approach to hypertension management. www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1...

On social engagement and healthy aging. open-access "High social engagement was associated with lower mortality risk than low engagement (a-HR:0.58) agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#EuroPCR #JACC LBCT: #FFR-guided complete #revascularization reduced future and repeated events compared with infarct-related artery only after 10 years. The risk was mainly driven by revasc, with no reduction in MIs or death. www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/... #cvMI #revasc

When should you take your blood pressure medication? A new randomized trial shows no difference bedtime vs morning @jama.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Consistent with results of 4 other randomized trials

Reducing the risk of all-cause dementia with intensive blood pressure control, the results of a cluster randomized trial in~34,000 participants. @naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

One of my outstanding mentees will presenting our angina findings from the RESILIENT trial at #ACC25. #CardioSky

The number of geriatricians is shrinking, just 7,400 in 2022, down from 10,000 in 2000, while the aging population keeps growing. The American Geriatrics Society says we’ll need 30,000 by 2030. The math isn’t adding up!

#ACC25 is just around the corner! Our Health Policy Team will be presenting timely research on the effects of private equity acquisitions, telehealth parity policies, & the Inflation Reduction Act on cardiovascular health Come by to check out this amazing group of trainees work! #cardiosky

This is a neat study with implications for high-throughput community screening: Accuracy of a Novel High-Throughput “Car Blood Pressure” Measurement Protocol academic.oup.com/ajh/article-...

One little problem for the dimension of Superhumans with extended longevity: no data. @economist.com www.economist.com/briefing/202...

Important to do studies like this in our older patients: www.acc.org/latest-in-ca... #CardioSky

Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial??? What on earth is that????!!!! A complicated study design in which an intervention is rolled out at different times across sites Excellent article will help you understand and make sense of this design. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Who funds biomedical research? @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New example of opportunistic A.I. in medicine Get a liver diagnosis from an echocardiogram ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @cedarssinai.bsky.social @ai.nejm.org

This is an important @nytimes.com piece on Geriatric Cardiology and how we need to think differently when caring for our older cardiac patients: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/h... #CardioSky

Great conversation with Dr. Blachman today on SiriusXM about healthy cardiovascular aging. Our NYU Geriatric Cardiology Program is celebrating its 10th year! ❤️ #CardioSky #Geriatrics #MedSky

How to get 146% return on investment? The NIH. That's just the economic benefit. Biomedical research promotes human health.

Massive NIH cuts to research infrastructure threaten the foundation of U.S. research—putting our future at risk. We need innovation in funding, not dismantling our research engine. My take in @statnews: www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n...

This 👇 www.acc.org/latest-in-ca... #CardioSky @accintouch.bsky.social

The BMJ will always be the funniest journal 😂 #CardioSky #MedSky

🚨 NEW in @JACCJournals: Despite global initiatives, 2° prevention medication use in CVD stagnant or declining in most income-level groups. 12-year study across 17 countries. We must do better! 📉💔#HealthEquity @ACCinTouch #PURE Read the full study 👉 www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

Preventing cognitive decline through lifestyle intervention, results of a large randomized trial www.nature.com/articles/s41... Conducted online, 4 modules, personalized, targeting physical activity, nutrition, cognitive activity, depression/anxiety, in at-risk individuals, mean age 65 years

Preparing for major surgery by exercising and improving diet (“prehabilitation”) is associated with fewer complications, less time in hospital, and improved recovery and quality of life in adults, suggests an analysis of clinical trials www.bmj.com/content/388/...

🚨 #ACC25 Late-Breaking Clinical Trials are out! 🚨 Be among the first to hear the latest practice-changing breakthroughs from trials, including: 🔥 WARRIOR 🔥 SOUL 🔥 MIGHTy-Heart 🔥 EARLY TAVR 🔥 SUMMIT Learn more & see the full list here: bit.ly/40kbSRE #CardioSky #MedSky

Provision of hearing aids to older persons with hearing impairment leads to profound improvements in day to day communication function. Important RCT Isn't it outrageous the Medicare does not pay for hearing aids? agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

www.tctmd.com/news/mobile-... #CardioSky

🧵 (1/4) We just published the RESILIENT trial in JAMA Open (Link: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...). This is the largest study of mHealth cardiac rehab in older adults to date.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Another link with the bonus of picture 🤩

A new @nbcnews.com article covers our study in JACC, highlighting the collision of factors driving ⬆️ cardiovascular mortality among young adults in #rural communities Study @jaccjournals.bsky.social - www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/... News article: www.nbcnews.com/health/heart...

What an amazing year 2024 was in terms of advances in CV care! 🌎 bit.ly/407Ntjr Catch up on the 🔝 Clinical Content of 2024: 📖 Journal Scans 🧬 Clinical Trials 📰 ACC News Stories 💡 #CardiologyMag Articles 🧠 Expert Analyses 🩺 Patient Case Quizzes 🎧 ACC Podcasts #CardioSky #MedSky

BMJ Christmas Issue is brilliant, as always...

The PREVENT equations developed by @ahascience.bsky.social can accurately predict the risk of heart failure developing within 10 yrs, according to new data from NHANES #CardioSky www.tctmd.com/news/prevent...

New paper from our lab: digital health interventions for postpartum CV health www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #CardioSky

Clinicians, your voice matters! 🩺 @JACCJournals & @US_FDA are teaming up to tackle urgent evidence gaps in cardiovascular care. Share the key questions you face in practice about FDA-regulated products and help shape the future of research. www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

The Doctor (Luke Fildes, 1891) Tate Gallery, London #Care #Health #Medicine #MedSky #Doctors

Helpful algorithm for treating recurrent #pericarditis in @jaccjournals.bsky.social #JACCAdvances doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

Our GeriKit app has been downloaded over 7500 times. Now available for both iOS and Android. As always, it’s easy to use and free. #MedSky #Geriatrics

Glad to see this paper on BP home monitoring from our RESILIENT trial, and congrats to Dr. Kovell for leading it. #CardioSky

So proud of mentee Dr. Sidhu who just matched at NYU for cardiology fellowship. Her future is bright - and we are lucky to have her. #CardioSky #Match2024