The American College of Cardiology is launching a new program to educate clinicians on the latest advances, medications and interventions emerging in heart failure (HF) management and treatment. Transformation of HF Care: New Horizons in Treatment aims to ensure the prompt and evidence-based use of the latest HF therapies to improve outcomes among individuals with HF.

The UCSF Benioff hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco ranked nationally in all 11 specialties assessed in the annual survey, including top 10 placements in cancer, newborn specialty care, and gastroenterology and GI surgery. Three other specialty areas — neurology and neurosurgery, urology, and kidney disorders — ranked in the national top 20.

Heart disease mortality is on the rise in California, accelerated by socioeconomic disparities that disproportionately impact marginalized communities, according to a study being presented at ACC Quality Summit 2025 taking place October 14 – 16 in Denver. It’s crucial to align prevention with equity and implement data-driven, community-focused interventions that address this heightened cardiovascular burden in low-income communities, the authors said.

Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., FAHA, professor of medicine at Boston University (BU), will receive the 2025 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025. 

A new study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research reveals new patterns of tobacco use among Veterans compared to civilians: Veterans are more likely to use all commercial tobacco products—including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, e-cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco. Veterans also had a higher risk for former and current tobacco use, as well as any combustible tobacco product use, and multiple product use. Almost 1 in 4 Veterans reported currently using tobacco and 19 percent currently use combustible tobacco products. Veterans are also more likely than civilians to use multiple tobacco products, which increases health risks. The study is the first analysis of tobacco use by Veteran status to consider product type since 2015.

Foreign born immigrants to the United States have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than their U.S.-born counterparts; however, that advantage diminishes the longer they live in the U.S., according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Middle East 2025 Together with 16th Emirates Cardiac Society Conference taking place October 3-5, 2025, in Dubai, UAE.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a groundbreaking method that allows for the analysis of thousands of proteins in heart tissue. This provides entirely new insights into the characteristics of heart diseases and could pave the way for more targeted treatments.