The American Osteopathic Association announced it has filed a lawsuit challenging an American Board of Internal Medicine policy which limits opportunities for internal medicine physicians and residents. According to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the policy blocks qualified residents and fellows from taking the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) board certification exams “not because of their competence” but due to their program directors being certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM) instead of the ABIM. An AOA press release said the
NEW ORLEANS — Social determinants of health and disease complexity were both key factors influencing gaps in care for congenital heart disease, and a novel AI model may help physicians identify those at highest risk, a speaker reported. Researchers developed a machine learning model to identify patients with congenital heart disease who may be at risk for experiencing gaps in their lifetime continuous care and presented the results at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. “In the field of congenital heart disease, what we have learned is that these gaps start to happen around
New recommendations on glycemic management for people with cancer, continuous glucose monitoring and the use of glucose-lowering therapies are among the biggest updates in the American Diabetes Association’s 2026 Standards of Care. The ADA released its annual Standards of Care on Dec. 8. The document contained evidence-based recommendations for all aspects of diabetes care and “serves as a comprehensive resource to clinicians, researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders,” according to the introduction section. Raveendhara Bannuru, MD, PhD, FAGE, vice president of medical affairs at the ADA
DALLAS — Blue Zones and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine developed a certification process designed to equip physicians with tools to address chronic disease using evidence-based lifestyle medicine interventions. The course combines the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s (ACLM’s) expertise in therapeutic lifestyle medicine, like optimal nutrition, physical activity and stress management, with Blue Zones’ information on regions of the world, dubbed “blue zones,” that are heavily populated with people who experience lasting longevity and
NEW ORLEANS — Use of myocardial blood flow from stress MRI improved diagnosis of chest pain and improved quality of life in patients with angina and nonobstructive coronary artery disease, a speaker reported. For patients with angina and nonobstructive CAD, functional testing in addition to coronary angiography could improve chest pain burden, especially among women for whom diagnosis of ischemia with no obstructed coronary arteries (INOCA) remains a clinical gap, according to a presentation. The results of the prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled, double-blind superiority CorCMR
It’s been nearly 1 year since Healio Community opened its proverbial doors to health care professionals looking to connect with colleagues and support their personal and professional wellness. As the first year comes to an end, the Healio Community team is looking back at highlights and looking forward to what’s to come. We hope you’ll join us. Some of the most important topics for our members center on personal and professional growth and wellness. From Book Club author chats to actionable webinars, here are the most attended events of 2025: Author Chat with Eric Topol, MD: Super Agers In this
The number of head CT scans used during ER visits increased from 7.8 million in 2007 to 16 million between 2007 and 2022, but there were disparities based on race, age, insurance and geography, according to a study published in Neurology. One-third of the approximately 80 million CT scans ordered each year in the U.S. are ordered in EDs, according to Layne Dylla, MD, PhD, MS, assistant professor, department of emergency medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, and colleagues. “We’re seeing this huge uptick in the number of CT scans we’re doing in general, but specifically for head
SAN DIEGO — Forty-three percent of medical residents report using generative AI-based tools daily, but many expressed concerns about overreliance or proper use of AI, according to data presented at AIMed25. Healio previously fielded its own study on AI usage for clinicians, finding that two-thirds of health care professionals reported trust with AI tools, but nearly half infrequently double-checked their answers. Now, data from Jesse P. Caron, MD, general surgery resident at AdventHealth Orlando, and colleagues showed how residents are using AI across various health specialties, including
The FDA’s Circulatory System Devices Panel voted not to recommend approving use of an interatrial shunt to improve heart failure symptoms and prognosis. In a 0-15 vote, the committee determined risk from the interatrial shunt system (V-Wave Ventura, Johnson & Johnson) outweighed the benefits in patients with NYHA class III HF with left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% or less who remain symptomatic despite guideline directed medical therapy. All 15 panelists voted that the effectiveness of the device is not proven, while nine panelists voted that the device is safe and six voted that
Drone-delivered automated external defibrillators may improve survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and one county in North Carolina has partnered with a local institution to elevate its emergency drone program from the ground up. In the U.S., more than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest per year and survival rates have remained at approximately 10%, largely due to delays in recognizing cardiac arrest, calling 911 and CPR initiation, Monique Starks, MD, associate professor at Duke University School of Medicine, said during a press conference. Moreover, only 1% and 4% of individuals
PHILADELPHIA — Health care professionals can have a powerful impact on labeling requirements for drugs by formally petitioning the FDA for changes that improve public safety. A citizen petition is a way for individuals, regulated industry or consumer groups to petition the FDA to use, change or cancel a regulation, Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD, professor of epidemiology, systems pharmacology and translational therapeutics and director of the Center for Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Therapeutics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, said during a keynote
The popularity of long-distance running races continues to grow. With rising public enthusiasm for endurance exercise comes interest among health care professionals in its health and cardiovascular implications. Over the last 2 decades, the number of recreational athletes participating in marathons and half-marathons increased threefold. More than 29 million people completed marathons and half marathons from 2010 to 2013 compared with about 11 million people in 2000 to 2009, according to data from the Race Associated Cardiac Event Registry (RACER). Data published in JAMA this year from the
SAN DIEGO — Visual intelligence and collaborative AI approaches may advance health care, according to a keynote speaker at AIMed25. “Our recent work focuses on making AI for health care more accurate, efficient and deployable in real clinical settings,” Chen Chen, PhD, associate professor at the Center for Research in Computer Vision, the department of computer science and the Institute of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Central Florida, told Healio. Chen and colleagues have developed advanced medical image analysis models for tasks like tumor segmentation, pathology slide
Among U.S. adults with obstructive sleep apnea, there has been an increase in deaths related to ischemic heart disease from 1999 to 2022, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine. “These findings really emphasize that obstructive sleep apnea should be viewed as a serious cardiovascular risk multiplier, not just a sleep disorder,” Muhammad Ali Tariq, MBBS, physician at Dow University of Health Sciences in Pakistan, told Healio. “In everyday practice, this means being more proactive in identifying patients at high risk for OSA and emphasizing adherence to therapy. “Expanding access
A longtime FDA official who took over last month as the agency’s top drug regulator intends to retire. The departure of Richard Pazdur, MD — who spent nearly 3 decades with FDA and became founding director of its Oncology Center of Excellence 8 years ago — comes a few weeks after he agreed to serve as director of the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), which oversees most prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. “We respect Dr. Pazdur’s decision to retire and honor his 26 years of distinguished service at the FDA,” an FDA spokesperson said in a statement provided
Diabetology recently received formal recognition as a distinct physician specialty, which represents a milestone for physicians focused primarily or exclusively on diabetes care. According to the American College of Diabetology, or ACD, diabetology is a specialty “focused on the full continuum of diabetes care — encompassing diagnosis, treatment, prevention, technology integration, education and cardiometabolic management.” “While it intersects with endocrinology, primary care and public health, diabetology is uniquely defined by its depth and focus on diabetes alone,” the ACD press release
NEW ORLEANS — Tirzepatide conferred similar benefit for many cardiovascular outcomes to dulaglutide in patients with diabetes regardless of whether they also had heart failure, according to new data from the SURPASS-CVOT trial. However, in the outcomes of all-cause death/hospitalization or urgent visit for HF and all-cause death alone, tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Eli Lilly) was superior to dulaglutide in both patients with and without HF. As Healio previously reported, in the main results of SURPASS-CVOT, tirzepatide prevented CV events similarly to dulaglutide (Trulicity, Eli Lilly) in patients
CHICAGO — Clinicians are increasingly concerned that AI will replace them, but experts said that this focus should shift toward how to leverage AI to solve problems within health care, according to speakers at a panel discussion. “There has been a knowledge explosion,” Nahid Y. Vidal, MD, FAAD, FACMS, division chair and associate professor at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said during the discussion at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery annual meeting. In the 1950s, researchers estimated that the doubling time of medical knowledge was 50 years, according to Vidal. In the
Many patients benefit from accessing their digital clinical notes, but significant disparities exist among groups that look at them. Black and Hispanic patients, those who do not use English as a preferred language, and single men all have a significantly lower likelihood of opening their clinical notes. “Clinicians should be encouraging patients to take advantage of these kinds of technologies,” Gilad Kuperman, MD, PhD, adjunct professor in the department of biomedical informatics at Columbia University, told Healio. “Health care is becoming increasingly digital. It already is, to a large
Income level and traditionally underrepresented groups were most closely associated with risk factors for dementia across the lifespan, underscoring the need for targeted interventions, according to data published in Neurology. “It reemphasizes the importance of addressing modifiable risk factors clinically with patients individually, as well as the importance of dementia prevention trials and public health interventions, particularly in these higher risk populations,” Eric L. Stulberg, MD, MPH, assistant professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University, told Healio. Representation
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