Research Summaries

Research Summary
Research Summary
11/12/2026
Brian McCurdy
Nearly 62% of adults retained unused opioids 3 months after ED discharge for acute pain, with authors noting this can contribute to misuse.
11/12/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
11/11/2026
Brian McCurdy
A retrospective cross-sectional study found a higher adjusted prevalence of chronic migraine, neck pain, cervical radiculopathy, and obstructive sleep apnea in women with
11/11/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
11/11/2026
Brian McCurdy
Serologic immunity was 39.5% for hepatitis A and 27.1% for hepatitis B in a nationally representative study of US adults, with gaps across high-risk groups.
11/11/2026
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
11/10/2026
Brian McCurdy
A retrospective study of 164 patients receiving disease-modifying therapy for ATTR-CM found genetic testing declined with age; 27.3% of tested patients had pathogenic TTR variants.
11/10/2026
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
11/10/2026
Brian McCurdy
An LLM chart-review study of 24,080 adults identified 218 untreated patients with suspected ATTR-CA and incomplete evaluations, most lacking a PYP order.
11/10/2026
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
11/10/2026
Ashton L. Stahl
A US multicenter study evaluated a 2-step pathway to reduce cardiac biopsy in patients with monoclonal protein abnormalities.
11/10/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
11/10/2026
Ashton L. Stahl
In a study of more than 25,000 adults with type 2 diabetes, those who consistently used real-time continuous glucose monitors had better blood sugar control over 3 years than those who did not use the...
11/10/2026
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
11/10/2026
Brian McCurdy
A retrospective US analysis found AI-ECG and AI-Echo identified probable ATTR-CM in adults aged 50–95, with dual-positive screens associated with higher mortality.
11/10/2026
Research Summary
Research Summary
11/10/2026
Brian McCurdy
In 840 patients with inflammatory arthritis, a 2-week treatment hold after supplemental COVID-19 vaccination did not improve antibody responses and increased flares.
11/10/2026
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
11/09/2026
Brian McCurdy
A probe-based immunoassay yielded an AUC of 0.819 for distinguishing ATTR-CM from cardiovascular controls, with lower TTR stability also observed in mildly symptomatic patients.
11/09/2026