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Attention is on a medical technique in which pure alcohol is injected directly into heart tissue. The method, known as alcohol septal ablation, is used to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by deliberately causing a small, controlled heart attack to shrink thickened muscle that blocks blood flow. Discussion centres on how counterintuitive the idea sounds given alcohol's usual harms, and on the precision cardiology behind it.

News is circulating about a first stem cell heart surgery, described as a pioneering procedure using stem cells to treat heart disease. Engagement so far is minimal, with only a handful of people sharing the story, and no further details about the patient, the medical team, or the location of the operation are provided.