Number of hip fractures set to nearly double by 2050
Jul 18, 2023
Lower use of antiosteoporosis medication was seen for men versus women; men had higher rates of all-cause mortality.
Hospital mortality lower for patients treated by female physicians
Apr 22, 2024
The benefit of receiving treatment from female physicians was larger for female patients than it was for male patients.
Cataract extraction linked to lower risk for dementia development
Dec 07, 2021
No significant association was seen for glaucoma surgery with dementia risk in a prospective study involving older adults.
Physical activity linked to lower mortality in stroke survivors
Aug 12, 2021
A dose-response relationship was seen; most of the risk reduction occurred between 0 and 20 metabolic equivalent hours/week.
Hydrocortisone linked to lower risk for death in severe pneumonia
Mar 23, 2023
The findings were seen among adults who had been admitted to the ICU for severe community-acquired pneumonia.
Cumulative exposure to estrogen linked to lower risk for stroke
Feb 02, 2023
A reduced risk was observed for total stroke, ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage with highest versus lowest exposure.
New data show the power of COVID-19 vaccines
Aug 02, 2021
Data support what health experts have been saying for months: COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious illness and death.
mRNA COVID-19 efficacy lower for immunocompromised adults
Nov 04, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness of two doses of mRNA vaccine lower against COVID-19-associated hospitalization, with variation by condition. mRNA vaccines approved to fight COVID-19 in the U.S. include Pfizer-BioNTech...
Adult education classes may lower dementia risk
Aug 30, 2023
Additionally, participation was tied to greater retention of subsequent fluid intelligence.
Higher triglyceride levels linked to lower dementia risk
Oct 26, 2023
Similar findings were seen in a a subcohort of participants with APOE-ε4 genetic data and in an external validation cohort.