Fifteen states have now reported more than 120 cumulative cases of vaping-related lung disease or injury, according to the results of a CNN survey of state health departments.

A study published in Radiology August 20 suggests the harm of vaping tobacco products isn’t limited to nicotine itself, with users showing evidence of blood vessel damage even after smoking nicotine-free e-cigs.

The FDA on August 16 granted breakthrough designation to CVRx Inc.’s Barostim Neo System, a device meant to improve heart failure symptoms in patients unsuited for other therapies like CRT. 

Pig hearts injected with microRNA-199 could be suitable for human transplants within three years, according to an international group of researchers.

A machine learning algorithm dubbed “MI3” can reportedly predict a person’s risk of heart attack with more nuance than existing algorithms, prompting its developers to claim it as “one of the first effective demonstrations” of how AI can be used to inform treatment decisions in the cardiology unit.

Advances in diabetes care over the past decade haven’t translated into better patient outcomes, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have found, with just one in four U.S. adults with the disease meeting treatment goals between 2005 and 2016.

“Silent” strokes are more common than overt strokes in older patients undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery, investigators with the NeuroVISION study have found.

Making the switch from analog insulin to older types of the drug can save patients money, INSIDER reports—but it can also be dangerous.