Underlying cardiovascular risk, rather than older age, drives complications such as venous thromboembolism, cardiomyopathy and heart failure during pregnancy, according to new Weill Cornell Medicine research. The findings may encourage doctors to more actively address cardiovascular health in patients before they become pregnant.

In a new paper, scientists of the Earth Commission argue how today’s scenarios are falling short of providing solutions to the climate crisis. They call for a rethink that puts justice, diverse knowledge, and systemic change at the heart of modelling.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains one of the world’s leading drivers of heart attacks and ischemic strokes, largely because fatty, inflamed plaques can build up inside arteries and eventually rupture. In a new comprehensive review published ahead-of-print in Current Drug Therapy, physician-researcher Francisco Epelde synthesizes evidence showing that modern pharmacologic care is increasingly moving beyond “slowing progression” toward an ambitious but measurable goal: reducing plaque size and transforming plaque composition into a more stable, less rupture-prone form.