Adherence to Mediterranean diet linked to lower CVD, mortality in women
Mar 15, 2023
A reduced risk for CVD incidence, total mortality and coronary heart disease seen for women with higher adherence.
Social determinants of health impact poststroke mortality risk
May 20, 2024
The strongest associations were seen for educational and income attainment.
Extreme temperatures up risk for cardiovascular mortality
Dec 12, 2022
At extreme temperature percentiles, the risk increased for dying from any cardiovascular cause, ischemic heart disease, stroke and heart failure.
Mediterranean, low-fat dietary programs beneficial for elevated cardiovascular risk
Mar 31, 2023
Both diets reduce all-cause mortality and nonfatal myocardial infarction in patients with increased cardiovascular risk.
Burden of stroke attributable to high temperature increasing
Apr 12, 2024
Low temperature currently contributes to the main burden, but the burden due to high temperature is increasing rapidly.
Extreme temperatures linked to increased risk for stroke death
May 24, 2024
Countries with low gross domestic product per capita have an increased risk for heat-related hemorrhagic stroke mortality.
US surgeon general announces national plan to fight ‘loneliness epidemic’
May 02, 2023
Loneliness can lead to pain, depression and shorter life spans in older adults and can impact sleep, inflammation and the immune system in younger adults.
As more seniors turn to music therapy, health insurer says it will help payers find their groove
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 02, 2023
Longevity Health will now provide coverage for a platform that provides music therapy via singing to senior living communities.
Air pollution tied to stroke and trajectories after
Oct 04, 2022
The strongest association was seen for first stroke, and weaker associations were seen for cardiovascular events and death after stroke.
Racial disparities in stroke mortality increased during pandemic
Apr 24, 2023
The absolute difference in the age-adjusted stroke death rate was between Black and white adults was 21.7% higher during the pandemic.