📢 Thrilled to share our latest work (authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…) on organic pollutants (OPs) and type 2 diabetes, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes. - This is the outcome of a ~3.5-year immense teamwork across 6 institutions in the UAE and the USA. We hope this work sparks further research into the complex relationship between the environment and the global CVD burden. 🔍 Key findings from 44 studies: • 10 of 12 OP classes were significantly associated with higher T2D risk • Furans showed the strongest overall association (OR 2.54) • Dioxins showed higher risk in men. PCBs and DDT-related compounds showed higher risk in women • >1/3 of individual OPs were linked to increased T2D risk • Humans are exposed to these chemicals through various pathways, but mainly by eating contaminated fish, meat, and poultry. Thanks, and congratulations to the co-authors: @Abdul_Qadeer_MD , Kinaan Farhan, Thaer Swaid, Hanieh Sadat Tabatabaei Yeganeh, Joelle Friesen, Shangwe Kiliaki, Iman Fawad, and Dana Gerberi. Special thanks for the support and guidance of Sagar Dugani and @M_Hassan_Murad (Mayo Clinic), Rainer Lohmann (University of Rhode Island), Thirumurugan Prakasam and @TrabolsiAli (@NYUAbuDhabi). #Type2Diabetes #EnvironmentalHealth #Endocrinology #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #Research #MetaAnalysis

Just wrapped our November educational sessions with a BANG ‼️ Awesome talk on prosthetic valve dysfunction from the Mayo Clinic Echo Extraordinaire, Dr. Joseph Maalouf. #echofirst #Prostheticvalves #MedicalEducation

Excellent post-MI complications session today by @RMankadMD at the @MayoClinicCV Board Review in #bahrain. Be on the lookout for non-pump failure #CardiogenicShock! #cardiologyfellows #CICU #CritCareCards

1 day left for the @MayoClinicCV Board Review in Bahrain! A tremendous opportunity for all #cardiologyfellows in the Middle East. #CME #Bahrain #MedicalEducation

Heartwarming session today with two #HeartTx recipients in the UAE at #MEAHFT2025— their strength and spirit are beyond inspiring. Brave hearts stay strong!💪❤️ #MEAHFT2025 #HeartTx #HeartFailure #MCS

Had a great time joining leading experts at ME-AHFT 2025 in Abu Dhabi to discuss innovations in heart failure management, MCS, and transplantation in the Middle East. #MEAHFT2025 #HeartTx #HeartFailure #CardiogenicShock

Fantastic #CritCareCards25. The symposium was packed with great content; from microcirculation and shock to VA-ECMO in PE. The best was left for last with the burnout and arrest survivors sessions! Can’t wait for #CritCareCards26 !!!