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A new analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests physicians could be doing more to help older patients combat cardiovascular disease. 

Blood pressure guidelines that do not differentiate between men and women may need to be revisited.

Yes, researchers confirmed, the popular medication is still perfectly safe to take for type 2 diabetes. 

The team's deep neural network was trained on more than 1.6 million 12-lead ECGs. 

“Importantly, the pattern of damage to the heart was variable, suggesting that the heart is at risk of different types of injury,” one researcher said. 

Intelerad Medical Systems has acquired Lumedx, an Oakland, California-based healthcare technology company focused on analytics and cardiovascular information systems. This is Intelerad’s third acquisition in the last seven months.

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure previously served as a top health official working to implement the Affordable Care Act and aided President Biden’s team in assessing HHS during the administration switchover.