High cardiovascular health tied to longer life expectancy free of disease
Mar 06, 2023
For those with high cardiovascular health level, no significant difference was seen in disease-free life expectancy based on socioeconomic status.
Adherence to healthy eating patterns linked to lower mortality risk
Jan 09, 2023
Greater adherence to four healthy eating patterns was linked to a lower risk for total and cause-specific mortality.
US deaths drop in 2022, but still higher than prepandemic levels
Dec 15, 2022
COVID-19 will remain the third-largest killer for 2022, behind heart disease and cancer, even with the reduced numbers.
Preexisting type 2 diabetes tied to later stage of cancer diagnosis
Dec 02, 2022
An increased risk was seen for nonscreenable cancers.
Awareness of the link between alcohol, cancer is low
Dec 01, 2022
The adjusted predicted probabilities of being aware of alcohol-cancer link were higher for those believing that alcohol increases heart disease risk.
Model estimates mortality risk in adults with dementia
Oct 14, 2022
A mortality prediction may help guide treatment and advance care planning for community-dwelling older adults with dementia.
Healthy lifestyle can further lower risk for death in former smokers
Sep 28, 2022
Higher total healthy lifestyle adherence cuts all-cause, cancer, cardiovascular, and respiratory-related mortality.
Texas court case could threaten Americans’ healthcare nationwide
Jul 27, 2022
Kelley v. Becerra seeks to overturn the ACA requirement that health plans cover preventive health services at no cost.
USPSTF recommends against beta carotene, vitamin E supplements
Jun 21, 2022
No benefit was seen for cardiovascular disease or cancer prevention, and evidence was insufficient for assessing the pros and cons of multivitamins.
Older adults more likely to have multiple ailments compared with prior generations
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Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Later-born generations of older adults in the United States are more likely to have a greater number of chronic health conditions than the generations that preceded them, according to a study conducted...