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04/12/2025

👁✨ Goodbye Cataract Surgery?

Scientists are testing breakthrough eye drops containing a compound called VP1-001, designed to dissolve the cloudy proteins that cause cataracts.

In early lab studies on mice and human lens tissue, these drops improved lens clarity in over half the cases — without the need for surgery.

If successful in human trials, this could transform eye care for the 65+ million people worldwide living with cataracts.

The future of vision restoration might be just a drop away! 💧🔬

30/11/2025

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🚶‍♂️ Just a 10‑minute walk can stabilize blood sugar and support heart health.

It’s one of the easiest habits to improve both physical and mental health.

As noted, even a short 10–15 minute walk after meals can help lower glucose levels and improve insulin sensitivity.

Regular walking also supports heart health by improving circulation, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, strengthening the heart muscle, and helping with weight management. This usually begins about the 30 mins mark in earnest.

On the mental-health side, walking reduces stress and anxiety by lowering stress hormones and increasing release of mood-boosting neurotransmitters like endorphins — which can lead to better mood, improved focus, and enhanced emotional well-being. This can be accomplished with just a 5 mins walk.

Making walking part of your daily routine—even in short bursts—can deliver significant benefits over time.

Whether you walk for 10 minutes after a meal to help stabilize blood sugar or aim for 30 minutes a day to support heart health, the act of walking consistently can contribute to better long-term health, improved energy levels, and a stronger foundation for overall wellness.

Source: Blue Cross NC. (2023). The benefits of walking.

19/11/2025

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COVID and the flu may fade fast — but their effects on your heart and brain can last for years.

A sweeping analysis of 155 studies has confirmed a powerful and long-lasting link between viral infections and cardiovascular risk, including heart attacks and strokes.

The data show that the flu can quadruple heart attack risk and increase stroke risk fivefold within the first month after infection. COVID-19 triples the risk of both conditions in the first 14 weeks and keeps the risk elevated for up to a year.

Even chronic infections like HIV, shingles, and hepatitis C leave a cardiovascular footprint—raising heart attack and stroke risks for years. One study noted a 60% higher heart attack risk in people with HIV and an 18% stroke increase linked to shingles.

What ties these viruses to long-term heart and brain health? Inflammation. Even after recovery, viral infections can inflame blood vessels, trigger clotting, and destabilize artery plaques—all of which strain the cardiovascular system. Doctors emphasize that this is yet another reason to protect yourself, particularly during cold and flu season when heart attack rates already spike. Vaccines, hygiene practices, and preventive care don’t just stop short-term illness—they may be critical tools in lowering your lifetime risk of heart and brain damage.

Source: Viral Infections Can Triple the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke. EverydayHealth, 30 October 2025.

05/11/2025

03/11/2025

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🩺💡 🚨 Beta Blockers After Heart Attack? New Evidence Says Think Again.

For decades, beta blockers have been prescribed almost automatically to people recovering from a heart attack — a practice once thought to be life-saving. But a landmark clinical trial is now challenging that long-standing belief.

The REBOOT trial, conducted across Spain and Italy and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed more than 8,500 heart attack survivors with normal heart function. Half received beta blockers, half did not. After nearly four years of follow-up, researchers found no difference between the groups in overall survival, repeat heart attacks, or hospitalizations for heart failure.

Even more striking, the data hinted at a troubling pattern among female patients — those with normal heart function who took beta blockers actually faced worse outcomes, including higher rates of death and repeat heart attacks.

Experts believe the findings reflect how cardiology has evolved: decades ago, beta blockers were crucial when treatments were limited. Today, with advanced stents, statins, and targeted therapies, their benefit for patients with preserved heart function may have vanished — or even turned harmful for some.

This is the largest study of its kind, and it may reshape global post-heart-attack treatment guidelines. For patients and doctors alike, it’s a reminder that even well-established medical habits must evolve as evidence does.

Source: “Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction without Reduced Ejection Fraction,” New England Journal of Medicine, August 29, 2025.

Does this new research surprise you? It’s a powerful example of how science constantly re-evaluates even long-held beliefs.

Note: The information presented here is for general knowledge and discussion.

22/10/2025

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18/10/2025

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10/10/2025

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21/09/2025

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This surgeon restored vision and hope for thousands.

05/08/2025

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👁️🧠 They Removed a Spinal Tumor… Through Her Eye Socket. Seriously.

In a world-first surgery, a 19-year-old woman named Karla Flores underwent a 19-hour operation where doctors accessed her spinal tumor through her eye socket — a route never used before in spinal surgery.

📍 The tumor was located at the craniocervical junction — where the brain meets the spinal cord — and posed a life-threatening risk.

🛠️ Dr. Mohamed A. M. Labib led the neurosurgical team, designing a bold new approach using what he calls a “third nostril”:

▪️ The team removed part of the cheekbone and lower eye socket
▪️ Repositioned her eyeball
▪️ Drilled through facial bone to reach the upper spine
▪️ Then rebuilt her face using titanium and bone from her hip

🧬 No visible scars. No external cuts. And no other patient has ever undergone this before.

🌟 Today, Karla is cancer-free, recovering well, and inspiring millions.

This isn’t just medical history — it’s the future of surgery being written in real time.