Healthcare Spotlight

11/18/2025

Living with chronic migraine is very challenging, but there's hope for relief. Anywhere between 26% and 70% of people with chronic migraine will revert back to episodic migraine, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Because chronic migraine tends to come with back-to-back migraine attacks, the line between one attack and another becomes blurred. People with chronic migraine may experience nonstop migraine symptoms like sensitivity to light, sound, movement, and smell. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Lx6lDG

11/18/2025

Designing a Hospital Command Center with Proven ROI: The University of Michigan M2C2 Model https://nej.md/42yUhHC

11/18/2025

The latest quirk linked to GLP-1 receptor agonists is of more concern to doctors than patients

11/18/2025

Among patients with AF, surgical occlusion of the left atrial appendage was associated with lower rates of stroke-related disability and mortality and a decreased proportion of cardioembolic stroke, supporting recommendations for LAAO during cardiac surgery. https://ja.ma/481NW9x

11/18/2025

MARBURG OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN ETHIOPIA 🚨

Nine confirmed cases of Marburg virus have been detected in the Omo region of Ethiopia — marking the country’s first recorded outbreak. A highly lethal viral haemorrhagic fever with case-fatality rates historically reaching up to 80 %. No approved antiviral. No widely available vaccine. Supportive care and strict infection-control are the only defences.

Read more at: https://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/first-marburg-virus-outbreak-in-ethiopia-what-clinicians-must-know.113528/

11/18/2025

11/17/2025

Co-occurring periodontal disease and dental caries were independently associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke and major adverse cardiovascular events in this study published in Neurology Open Access: https://hubs.la/Q03Tfkrp0

11/17/2025

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11/17/2025

The Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies is seeking experts for membership on the forum, as well as to participate in upcoming forum activities. Expertise in public health, medical product supply chain resilience, public-private partnerships, and more are strongly desired. Submit a nomination by December 8: https://ow.ly/29Lf50XqcoL

11/17/2025

Epigenetic age acceleration may explain how prior cancer therapy contributes to cardiometabolic & risk in childhood cancer survivors. Findings highlight biological aging as a potential pathway linking therapy exposures to long-term effects. https://bit.ly/47XVgmx

11/17/2025

Vestibular Disorders:
Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) - PPPD - formerly known as Chronic Subjective Dizziness (CSD) - symptoms include non-vertiginous dizziness and unsteadiness that is increased by a person’s own motion, exposure to environments with a complex or moving stimuli (e.g., stores, crowds), and performance of tasks that required precise visual focus (e.g., reading, using a computer). PPPV is NOT a psychiatric disorder, but rather a neuro-otologic condition with behavioral elements. - VEDA