Smartphone-only internet tied to lower patient portal use
Aug 05, 2021
When adjusting for smartphone-only use, low income was tied to lower likelihood of using a patient portal.
Nitrate-enriched beetroot juice produces reduction in systolic BP in COPD
Dec 20, 2023
Active treatment lowered SBP, improved 6-minute walk test and improved measures of endothelial function.
Clinical quality up at hospitals with research publications
Mar 04, 2022
Hospital research publications were linked to lower risk-adjusted mortality rates for several conditions and procedures as well as higher patient satisfaction.
Early mAb treatment beneficial for outpatients with COVID-19
Apr 04, 2023
A reduced risk of hospitalization or death was seen at 28 days; a lower risk was seen for all individual mAb products.
More sitting time tied to mortality, CVD in both rich, poor countries
Jun 17, 2022
The association was seen across countries at all economic levels but particularly among low- and lower-middle-income countries.
Telmisartan does not improve six-minute walk distance in peripheral artery disease
Oct 07, 2022
Six-minute walk distance was not improved with telmisartan versus placebo in patients with lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease.
Itepekimab bests placebo for moderate-to-severe asthma
Oct 28, 2021
The incidence of events indicating a loss of asthma control was lower with itepekimab monotherapy in a phase 2, proof-of-concept trial.
Alterations in gut microbiome ID’d in postacute COVID-19 syndrome
Jan 27, 2022
Higher levels of Ruminococcus gnavus, Bacteroides vulgatus, and lower levels of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii were observed in patients with PACS.
Adult literacy, active mental activities lower dementia risk
Jul 14, 2023
To a lesser extent, engagement in creative artistic activities and passive mental activities were linked to lower dementia risk.
Adherence to Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk for mortality
Jun 04, 2024
Reduction in risk is partly explained by multiple cardiometabolic factors, including small molecule metabolites, inflammatory biomarkers