Cardiology Feature News Articles | Cardiovascular Research

Spotlight on Increasing Myocardial Infarction Disparities in Young Women

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Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, Yuan Lu, ScD, and Ersilia M. DeFilippis, MD, discuss increasing rates of myocardial infarction among young women.

Heavy Drinking Can Damage Every Part of the Eye

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Tori Rodriguez

However, research shows moderate alcohol use could offer some protective benefits. Clinicians Esen K. Akpek, MD, of Wilmer Eye, Victoria L. Tseng, MD, of UCLA, and Avnish Deobhakta, MD, of New York Ear and Eye, serve up some advice.

FDA Aims To Improve Medical Device Security

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John Schieszer, MA

The agency has issued proposed draft recommendations to guide incorporation of cybersecurity protections into medical devices at the time of manufacture.

Exploring Cardiovascular Risk in Transgender Patients

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

A look into increased cardiovascular risk in patients who are transgender and suggestions for how to improve their health care.

High-Deductible Health Plans Linked to Delayed Diagnosis of Metastatic Cancer

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Alan P. Lyss, MD

Having a high-deductible health plan was associated with a nearly 5-month delay in the diagnosis of metastatic cancer.

COVID-19 and Alcohol: A Pandemic Collides With a Public Health Crisis

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Sarah Akerman, MD

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic that overwhelmed hospitals, upended the economy, and sent much of the world into lockdown, researchers tracked a concerning uptick in alcohol use.

How Will Abortion Bans Affect Women’s Health?

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Kristin Della Volpe

Nikki Kean

Medical experts discuss the clinical implications of the potential overturn of Roe v Wade for women’s health.

This Is What It’s Like to Experience Misogynoir as a Neurosurgery Resident

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Lizette Borreli

Analiz Rodriguez, MD, a neurosurgeon in Arkansas, recounts her experience with misogynoir during her residency training and the toll it took on her as a Black woman.