Dr. Monali Desai
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Early voting in Georgia will take place from Oct. 14th to Oct. 31st leading up to election day Nov 4th. Georgians will be able to vote for two Georgia Public Service Commission seats in a special statewide election, as well as several municipal seats and ballot measures. 🇺🇸
The 3 measures on City of Atlanta, Fulton County ballots this election and what they mean
City of Atlanta and Fulton County residents can vote on measures on the Nov. 4 ballot that provide homestead exemptions from school district property taxes.
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Although obesity & a sedentary lifestyle are considerable contributors, research over the last 25 years has shown that type 2 #diabetes develops on a predisposing #genetic background, with family & twin studies indicating considerable heritability (ie, 31–72%) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Dissection of type 2 diabetes: a genetic perspective
Diabetes is a leading cause of global mortality and disability, and its economic burden is substantial. This Review focuses on type 2 diabetes, which makes up 90–95% of all diabetes cases. Type 2 diab...
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…uses generative AI to assess the speed of cardiac tissue during a heartbeat using electrical signals from ECG. Then, it converts the signals to develop a speed waveform that looks exactly like the waves conventionally measured with Doppler ultrasound imaging during echocardiography. In testing at…
Artificial Intelligence Recreates the Motion of a Beating Heart Using Surface Electrical Recordings
Innovative technology could help detect early heart disease through synthetic echocardiograms.
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Researchers are developing AI that transforms ECG readings into echocardiogram images, this has the potential to change how heart disease is diagnosed and tracked as ECGs are more readily available across the country than echocardiograms are. The patent-pending…

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At #WCP25? Consider this article from @jamapsychiatry.com:

Low-dose #semaglutide reduced alcohol craving and consumption in adults with alcohol use disorder.

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JAMA Psychiatry infographic detailing a study on Semaglutide for alcohol use disorder. Population: 14 men, 34 women. Intervention: 48 participants, 24 Semaglutide, 24 Placebo. Findings show reduced alcohol consumption in the Semaglutide group.
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…new survey showed, as companies struggled to cope with high tariffs, rising prices and reduced demand from customers. Most manufacturers have responded by scaling back production plans and reducing employment to contain costs, according to a survey produced by the Institute for Supply Management.
‘We believe we are in a stagflation period’: U.S. manufacturers stuck in slump that shows no sign of ending
The industrial side of the U.S. economy contracted in September for the seventh month in a row, ISM said, as companies struggled to cope with high tariffs, rising prices and sluggish demand.
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‘We believe we are in a stagflation period’: U.S. manufacturers stuck in slump that shows no sign of ending and negatively impacting the jobs of Americans employed by manufacturers 🇺🇸 The industrial side of the U.S. economy contracted in September for the seventh month in a row, a new survey…
‘We believe we are in a stagflation period’: U.S. manufacturers stuck in slump that shows no sign of ending
The industrial side of the U.S. economy contracted in September for the seventh month in a row, ISM said, as companies struggled to cope with high tariffs, rising prices and sluggish demand.
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Among patients undergoing coronary angiography (CAG), using virtual reality during the procedure relieved anxiety and promoted more stable vital signs, according to research presented during #ACCMidEast.

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…premiums more affordable on marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, and reverse Medicaid cuts in the Trump Administration’s big bill passed this summer.

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Democrats in Congress shut down the government to stop Americans’ health insurance prices from going up 🇺🇸 Democrats are trying to extend tax credits that make health insurance premiums more affordable on marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, commonly...

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Preoperative cardiovascular risk did not affect outcomes related to continuing vs discontinuing RAS inhibitors before major noncardiac surgery. ja.ma/4mTltZ1
JAMA Cardiology brief report: "Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk and Postoperative Outcomes by Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitor Use". Authors: Justine Tang, Romain Pirracchio, Bernard Cholley, et al. Published online June 25, 2025.