Summer

In Short

Machine Learning

Wireless visor detects severe stroke in seconds.

Rule Out Blood Test for Cancer

New classifier differentiates benign from malignant tumors.

Healing a Hole in the Heart

One in four people is born with a small hole in the heart, such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO).

Tasing Brain Tumors

Treating glioblastomas with electrical currents to prolong survival.

Cancer Instagram

Snapshot of immune system proteins predicts patients’ response to immunotherapy.

A microglial cell (yellow) attached to an ischemic neuron (gray) that has been tagged by complement proteins (blue)

Safeguarding Neurons

Novel drug therapy prevents destruction of salvageable neurons.

Features

Dynamic Duo

Novel immunotherapy combination for lung cancer shows promise of success.

Pediatric and adult congenital interventional cardiologist Dr. John Rhodes. Photograph by Brennan Wesley.

A Release Valve

Features - Nonsurgical options for patients with pulmonary valve conditions.

Seated at a monitor displaying endoscopic images of the surgical field, Dr. Lucian Lozonschi performs robotic CABG

Not Missing a Beat

A hybrid approach to coronary revascularization relieves multi-vessel blockages without spreading the ribs or stopping the heart.

Nothing by Mouth

Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols challenge the traditional tenets of surgical care.

Misconnections

Misconnections in development disorders and addiction. Revealing possible links through genes that control brain wiring.

High-Stakes Pressure

New guidelines take aim at hypertension to lower risk of cardiovascular disease.

Progressnotes CME Articles

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This Issue's CME Article: High-Stakes Pressure

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