Outcomes of beta-blocker use in people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a co-existent beta-blocker indicated cardiovascular disease. Insights from a global federated network

BMC Pulm Med. 2026 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s12890-026-04216-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Beta-blockers (BBs) are a cornerstone of the management of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) such as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and atrial fi

M Mert Kaşkal

Factors associated with long COVID in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

BMC Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s12879-026-12942-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Long COVID is a condition characterized by persistent symptoms of COVID-19 that continue to occur in patients after apparent recovery. Given that, these symptoms may vary from person to person due

V Valdez Jaures Njio Heugno

Long-term thrombus-free left atrial appendage occlusion via magnetofluids

Peri-device leak and device-related thrombus¹ remain key challenges of current left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO)² owing to the incompatibility between the solid occluder and the left atrial appendage (LAA). Here we propose a personalized and complete LAAO using magnetofluids that is suitable fo

S Shu Wang

Merlin: a computed tomography vision-language foundation model and dataset

The large volume of abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans^(1,2) coupled with the shortage of radiologists^(3-6) have intensified the need for automated medical image analysis tools. Previous state-of-the-art approaches for automated analysis leverage vision-language models (VLMs) that jointly mod

L Louis Blankemeier