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Matthew M. Burg, PhD, professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), has spent much of his career investigating how stress and psychological experiences contribute to heart disease and heart disease outcomes. Burg, a clinical psychologist, was recently elected president of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, an organization of scholars elected by their peers in recognition of their work to advance the broad field of behavioral health. In the following Q&A, he speaks about his presidency, recent research, and aspirations for better integrating behavioral and psychological health into cardiovascular medicine.

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As 2024 comes to an end, the American Heart Association closes the chapter on its first 100 years and looks toward its second century.

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Rohan Khera, MD, assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine) and of biostatistics (health informatics) at Yale School of Medicine, discusses how AI can revolutionize the detection of heart conditions.

Popular anti-obesity drugs continue to show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss, according to several new papers published in JACC that are being simultaneously presented at the American Heart Association's 2024 Scientific Sessions.

A newly published study in Annals of Internal Medicine describes the significant safety risks posed by a commonly used blood clot filter and transparency gaps in the procedures of the Food & Drug Administration that allowed the device to gain regulatory approval. Yale professor of medicine, public health, and investigative medicine Dr. Harlan Krumholz led the study.

Fabiola Arbelo Cruz, MD; Caroline Dumont, MD, MPH; Emma Lo, MD; Annie Harper, PhD; Billy Bromage, MSW; and Lori Wallace, PhD, MPH advocate in The Hartford Courant for officials to stop displacing the homeless from encampments in Connecticut.