More sitting tied to greater death risk in older women
Feb 29, 2024
The findings were seen for both all-cause and cardiovascular death.
Nerve decompression may ease painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Mar 28, 2024
Nerve decompression was associated with reduced pain, but equal improvement was seen in decompressed and sham legs.
Osteoporosis screening rates low for Asian American Medicare beneficiaries
May 01, 2024
Among Asian American beneficiaries, the rates were higher for women and those with higher household income.
AHA: Sodium reduction in diet lowers blood pressure in seniors
Nov 16, 2023
A decline in blood pressure from high- to low-sodium diet was independent of hypertension status; it generally was consistent across subgroups.
AI outperforms glaucoma, retina specialists for diagnostic accuracy
Feb 28, 2024
Trainees and specialists rated a chatbot’s accuracy and completeness more favorably than those of their specialist counterparts.
Progressive resistance training not superior for hip osteoarthritis
Apr 08, 2024
Progressive resistance training was not superior to neuromuscular exercise for improving functional performance, hip pain and quality of life.
Fewer adults eligible for statins with PREVENT equations
Jun 21, 2024
Compared with the pooled cohort equations, the mean estimated 10-year ASCVD risk was lower using the PREVENT equations across all age, sex and racial subgroups, with the largest difference seen for Black...
Heat exposure increases myocardial blood flow
Jun 11, 2024
There was an approximately twofold increase seen from preexposure values with core temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Nursing home staff shortages tied to more inappropriate antipsychotic use
Apr 26, 2024
More inappropriate use was seen particularly for nursing homes in severely deprived neighborhoods.
AI chatbots can generate quality, empathetic, readable responses
May 17, 2024
Chatbots can generate quality responses to cancer patient questions, comparable to physician responses.