After 338 former NFL players donated their brains to a pair of brain banks upon their deaths between 2008 and 2021, researchers found that 315 of them, or 93.2%, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study.
Considering the 1,712 former players who died during this period, the researchers estimated CTE prevalence to range between 18.5% and 98.7%. The estimated range for 2016 to 2021, when brain donation was most frequent, was 24.5% to 97.7%.
To find out how this study, published in The BMJ, fits into current understanding of CTE among football players and what can be done to

MUNICH — In patients with acute chest pain ruled out for MI, route coronary CT angiography did not reduce risk for subsequent MI or CV death compared with standard care, according to results of the TARGET-CTCA trial.
For the trial, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers randomly assigned 3,170 patients (median age, 61 years; 30.2% women) from 14 U.K. hospitals who presented with acute chest pain, had MI ruled out but were deemed by high-sensitivity cardiac troponin testing to be at

A new scientific statement emphasizes the need for more research on how obesity treatment may impact health outcomes other than body weight or BMI.
The Endocrine Society published a scientific statement titled “Obesity science, research gaps, and opportunities in the new era of obesity medicines.” The publication of the article in Endocrine Reviews coincided with the launch of the society’s new Center on Obesity on Sept. 9.
Daniel J. Drucker, MD, senior investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology at

There is variation in how automated insulin delivery algorithms operate, and diabetes care and education specialists should be aware of these differences when managing settings for people with diabetes, according to a speaker.
Erin Henry, FNP, BC-ADM, nurse practitioner at North Atlanta Endocrinology and Diabetes in Lawrenceville, Georgia, said the emergence of new automated insulin delivery systems in recent years has led to a wider variety of algorithms and settings than ever before. Henry added that these systems lead to improved glycemic outcomes for people with diabetes, but it is crucial

Depressive symptoms may be prevalent for kidney transplant recipients before and after transplantation, according to study data published in Kidney360.
About 40% of patients with end-stage kidney disease experience depressive symptoms, which may be associated with adverse outcomes like CV events and mortality, according to Mara McAdams-DeMarco, PhD, professor in the departments of surgery and population health at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, and colleagues. However, studies evaluating the prevalence of depressive symptoms throughout the kidney transplant process are

A physician who grew up in a rural community will practice in a rural area more than those raised in other locations.
A physician will spend even more time practicing in rural settings if they completed their medical school and graduate medical education training in a rural area, too.
An analysis of more than 5,500 physicians showed that rural origin and medical education work “interdependently” to influence the amount of time physicians practice in rural settings, Xiaochu Hu, PhD, research leader of workforce studies at Association of American Medical Colleges, told Healio.
“Physician practice

Several dietary elements recommended in the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, including total protein intake and red meat, have been linked to steatotic liver disease and fibrosis, analyses showed.
Conversely, other components that were removed from previous guidelines — including increased intake of greens, beans and seafood or plant proteins, as well as clear limitations on alcohol consumption — were deemed protective for liver health.
“This message of eating more protein is making a big impact on people’s diet,” Nicholas Dunn, a medical student at University of Missouri-Kansas

The 2026 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West will provide attendees comprehensive, and much requested, information on dermatology-related topics, along with the usual roster of world-renowned speakers, according to organizers.
“Our attendees love the dermatology content,” David A. McLain, MD, MACR, FACP, FRCP, executive director of the Alabama Society for the Rheumatic Diseases, and symposium director of the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology, told Healio. “We see this every year in the evaluations, so we listened.”
According to McLain, 514 attendees are currently registered for CCR West

Austin's HAAM and Central Health help musicians afford ACA plans as premiums climb. What gig and self-employed workers should check this fall.

Uninsured Californians under 65 could rise from 2.4 million to 4.6 million by 2030. The rule changes driving this and what enrollees can do.