USPSTF: Do not start low-dose aspirin to prevent CVD in 60+
Apr 26, 2022
For those aged 40 to 59 years, the decision to initiate low-dose aspirin for primary prevention of CVD should be individualized.
Nearby greenspace tied to lower stroke risk
Apr 20, 2022
The findings were independent of socioeconomic status.
Achieving treatment goals in T2DM can up life expectancy
Apr 19, 2022
Life expectancy gains were seen with reducing HbA1c, SBP, LDL-C and BMI among individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Healthcare personnel more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 at work
Apr 14, 2022
HCP cases were more likely to report healthcare exposures and were less likely to report household/community exposures.
Fourth dose of BNT162b2 offers protection against severe COVID-19
Apr 08, 2022
Protection against COVID-19 did not wane in six weeks after receipt of fourth dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine; protection against the infection waned.
Simplified approaches to hypertension screening seem reliable
Apr 06, 2022
Surveys conducted across 60 countries reveal that screening strategies using the second blood pressure reading had the smallest misdiagnosis rate.
Medical marijuana may not aid pain, anxiety, depression symptoms
Mar 25, 2022
But many obtaining immediate access to a medical marijuana card developed cannabis use disorder.
Incidence of metastatic prostate cancer up from 2010 to 2018
Mar 22, 2022
The incidence rate decreased from 2004 to 2011 among men ≥75 years and then increased from 2011 to 2018.
Effectiveness of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine stable for six months
Mar 22, 2022
A single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was 74% and 81% effective for preventing COVID-19 infection and hospitalizations, respectively, in the U.S. before and during delta variant surge.
Factors linked to excess disability ID’d in rheumatoid arthritis
Mar 17, 2022
Higher pain, fatigue and depressive symptoms were linked to increased odds of being in a high disability trajectory, irrespective of inflammation.