A newly published ESC Clinical Consensus Statement describes the pivotal role of vaccination in the prevention of cardiovascular events. 

Infections such as pneumonia, influenza and SARS-CoV-2, among others, exacerbate heart failure and increase the risk of major cardiovascular events. In addition to preventing infections, vaccination can reduce cardiovascular complications, particularly in at-risk patients with existing cardiovascular disease.  

The new document concludes that vaccination should be considered as a foundational pillar for cardiovascular prevention alongside other established measures. 

As public health insurance in the United States faces potential cuts, a Rutgers University review of medical records finds that Medicaid and Medicare patients with opioid addiction tend to receive behavioral health care services less often than those with other types of funding.

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Using a cell-free RNA (cfRNA) “liquid biopsy” of maternal plasma, researchers at the Carlos Simon Foundation and iPremom enrolled 9,586 pregnant women from 14 hospitals across Spain between September 2021 and June 2024. In a nested case-control analysis of 216 participants, they successfully predicted both early-onset and late-onset preeclampsia well before the onset of symptoms.