Embeddings of clinical codes enable knowledge-grounded AI in medicine

NPJ Digit Med. 2026 Jun 11. doi: 10.1038/s41746-026-02664-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStandardization of electronic health records (EHRs) has enabled the use of clinical codes in AI. We introduce ClinVec, an embedding store that provides embeddings for 153,166 clinical codes and concepts across

R Ruth Johnson

TM4SF1 mediates YAP/TAZ regulation of coronary artery formation

Sci Rep. 2026 Jun 11. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-57461-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough the role of YAP/TAZ in mediating VEGF-driven angiogenesis is well established, their downstream effectors in coronary artery development remain elusive. In this study, we identify TM4SF1 as a novel downstre

Y Yuan Fang

Effect of supplemental hydrocortisone during stress in prednisolone-induced adrenal insufficiency: a study protocol for a multicentre, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial on health-related quality of life in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis on low-dose prednisolone treatment (the RESCUE study)

BMJ Open. 2026 Jun 11;16(6):e113110. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113110.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Patients on low-dose prednisolone may develop adrenal insufficiency causing reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and increased risk of adrenal crisis. This study examines whether supplemental hydroc

S Stina Willemoes Borresen

Aortitis accelerates the growth rate of thoracic aortic aneurysms

RMD Open. 2026 Jun 11;12(2):e006933. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2026-006933.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) are predominantly degenerative. Non-infectious inflammatory aortitis, including giant cell arteritis (GCA), Takayasu arteritis and clinically isolated aortitis (CIA), represents

A Antoine Benichou

Measuring efferocytosis by intraperitoneal clearance assay

Methods Cell Biol. 2026;208:203-219. doi: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2026.02.006. Epub 2026 Mar 3.ABSTRACTEfferocytosis is a critical process by which phagocytes identify, engulf and clear apoptotic cells, thereby preserving immune tolerance and tissue homeostasis. While in vitro assays have advanced our unders

C Caitlin L Vella

A patient with cardiac and cerebrovascular comorbidity

J Vasc Nurs. 2026 Jun;44(2):180-186. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2026.03.002. Epub 2026 Apr 2.ABSTRACTThis case report highlights the experience of formulating nurse-led health education or intervention for a patient with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular comorbidity. Nursing care was guided by Omaha system

Y Yanrong Li