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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

>99% of people suffering first-time heart attacks, strokes, or heart failure also had at least one of four risk factors for cardiovascular disease: high blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood glucose, or smoking, a prospective cohort study reveals

www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

Very High Prevalence of Nonoptimally Controlled Traditional Risk Factors at the Onset of Cardiovascular Disease:

www.jacc.org

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

From #ERSCongress - a poster session on Chronic cough

Azithromycin and continuous cough monitoring: an open-label trial presented by Dominic Sykes shows the first study to assess the antitussive effect of azithromycin using continuous cough monitoring on a smartwatch (Hyfe) 👇

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

If you're curious to learn more about continuous passive cough monitoring - DM me and I can connect you with Dominic if there are any questions on his experience using Hyfe's CoughMonitor Suite in research.

Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

The conclusion recommends that further trials should use this method of cough assessment to obtain a more granular assessment of cough in airways diseases. #ERS2025
Find the poster image below

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

From #ERSCongress - a poster session on Chronic cough

Azithromycin and continuous cough monitoring: an open-label trial presented by Dominic Sykes shows the first study to assess the antitussive effect of azithromycin using continuous cough monitoring on a smartwatch (Hyfe) 👇

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

>99% of people suffering first-time heart attacks, strokes, or heart failure also had at least one of four risk factors for cardiovascular disease: high blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood glucose, or smoking, a prospective cohort study reveals

www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

Very High Prevalence of Nonoptimally Controlled Traditional Risk Factors at the Onset of Cardiovascular Disease:

www.jacc.org

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

A distinct form of diabetes with symptoms meeting neither type 1 nor type 2 criteria has been named type 5 diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation in a commentary published in The Lancet Global Health

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Classifying a distinct form of diabetes in lean individuals with a history of undernutrition: an international consensus statement

Since 1955, a form of diabetes in lean, young (BMI <18·5 kg/m2, age <30 years) individuals with a history suggestive of undernutrition from before birth and throughout childhood has been described in ...

www.thelancet.com

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

AI-generated ‘participants’ can lead social science experiments astray, study finds

Data produced by “silicon samples” depends on researchers’ exact choice of models, prompts, and settings

www.science.org/content/arti...

AI-generated ‘participants’ can lead social science experiments astray, study finds

Data produced by “silicon samples” depends on researchers’ exact choice of models, prompts, and settings

www.science.org

Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

The rise of early-onset cancers in U.S. adults could be due to increased detection and overdiagnosis rather than a true spike in the disease, suggests a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The Rise in Early-Onset Cancer in the US Population

This Special Communication describes factors surrounding rising rates of early-onset cancer in the US.

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?

In the last decade, more than a dozen types of cancer have risen among people under 50. Scientists don’t have all of the answers, but research is starting to offer clues

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...

Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

The FDA issued a request for public comment on how to evaluate AI’s effectiveness for real-world clinical tasks

www.fda.gov/medical-devi...

Evaluating AI-enabled Medical Device Performance in Real-World

FDA seeks information on best practices, methodologies, and approaches for measuring and evaluating real-world performance of AI-enabled medical devices.

www.fda.gov

Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

A study looking at the Apple Watch’s new hypertension alert found that it missed over half of cases among the 2,200 participants. 7% of participants without hypertension also received the notification.

www.statnews.com/2025/09/23/a...

Apple Watch’s hypertension alert misses half of cases. Experts still think it will boost treatment

The Apple Watch's new hypertension feature could alert thousands of young people to the idea they have a problem.

www.statnews.com

Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 6d

These 99 'lab hacks' will make your scientific work easier.

Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

These 99 'lab hacks' will make your scientific work easier

Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.

www.nature.com

Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 7d

Benefit-Risk Reporting for FDA-Cleared Artificial Intelligence−Enabled Medical Devices url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Benefit-Risk Reporting for FDA-Cleared Artificial Intelligence−Enabled Medical Devices

This cross-sectional study assesses pre- and postmarket reporting of efficacy, safety, and risk for artificial intelligence−/machine learning−enabled medical devices cleared by the US Food and Drug Ad...

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 11d

Access: Feasibility of a digital therapeutic for experiential negative
symptoms of schizophrenia: results from an exploratory study www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 11d

This multicenter, 7-week, single-arm, open-label, exploratory study evaluated the engagement, adherence, potential effectiveness, acceptability, user experience, and safety of an abbreviated version of the digital therapeutic CT-155 (CT‑155 beta) for schizophrenia 👇

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 13d

A new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine uncovered a spike in patient deaths in the ED after hospitals get acquired by private equity.

www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Private Equity Acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine

Background: After private equity acquisition, hospitals may experience changes in staffing with implications for patients. Objective: To examine hospital staffing and patient outcomes in emergency dep...

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 13d

DiMe just wrapped the first Healthcare 2030 Summit with the release of its aptly named blueprint for guiding innovation in the years ahead.

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The Digital Medicine Society Unveils Healthcare 2030 -- A Blueprint to Transform U.S. Healthcare in the Digital Era

/PRNewswire/ -- This morning, the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) released Healthcare 2030: An Impact Thesis for the Digital Era of Medicine, a practical...

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 13d

As more data becomes available - from voice and cough patterns to retinal scans to digital biomarkers we haven’t yet discovered - we’ll be able to shift from reactive to predictive care.

Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 13d

Feeling fear is an evolutionary survival tactic. A small number of people have a rare condition that means they're not scared of anything.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The rare disease that stops us feeling fear

Feeling fear is an evolutionary survival tactic. A small number of people have a rare condition that means they're not scared of anything. How do they live a life without fear?

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 13d

Over one-third of hospital-acquired infections involved drug-resistant bacteria, finds a new study published in eClinicalMedicine that drew on 34 hospital-based studies involving 20,658 patients across 18 countries.

Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 15d

If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?

Large language models are transforming medicine - but the technology comes with side effects

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?

Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects.

www.newyorker.com

Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 15d

China: AMR-attributable deaths in children declined by 95% over the past 3 decades; rose by 68% among people 65+.

Authors attribute the mortality reduction in children partially to pneumococcal vaccination; increased mortality among older people to chronic health issues and weakened immune systems.

Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 15d

No definitive scientific evidence has linked Tylenol use by pregnant mothers with autism in their children, though the FDA will be updating drug labels to advise that they avoid acetaminophen.

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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 16d

The first-ever AI-designed virus

With a unique mission - targeting and killing a bacteria - Escherichia coli (E. coli)

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