Tag: cardiovascular_disease

• WHO Reports Global Push on Hypertension Control as China Sets 50% Target

  19 Oct 2026 5:54 a.m. · Source: World Health Organization

  WHO's new NCD chief hails a landmark stroke resolution and China's new hypertension committee, as Bhutan, Cameroon and the Western Pacific advance blood pressure control efforts.

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• $25M Smilow Foundation Gift Establishes Precision Therapeutics Center at Penn Medicine

  12 Oct 2026 2:11 a.m.

  A $25 million gift from the Smilow Foundation creates the Smilow Center for Precision Therapeutics at Penn Medicine to advance gene editing and precision therapies for cardiovascular disease.

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• $25M Smilow Foundation Gift Establishes Precision Therapeutics Center at Penn Medicine

  9 Oct 2026 2:23 a.m.

  A $25 million gift from the Smilow Foundation establishes the Smilow Center for Precision Therapeutics at Penn Medicine, advancing gene editing and precision therapies for cardiovascular disease.

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• Media Monitor: Lindsey Graham's Cause of Death Reported

  12 Jul 2026 5:28 p.m. · Source: Washington Post

  The Washington Post is reporting that Sen. Lindsey Graham's office announced his death was due to 'aortic dissection' from cardiovascular disease, with the death certificate pending.

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• Yale Explores Future of Sleep Apnea Treatment Beyond CPAP

  11 May 2026 8:31 a.m. · Source: Yale University: Yale Today

  Yale sleep medicine specialist Klar Yaggi discusses emerging alternatives to CPAP for sleep apnea, a condition linked to heart attack, stroke, and diabetes, offering new hope for patients.

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