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.
FDA panel to again weigh merit of decongestant that many call useless
Mar 06, 2023
The agency’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee will meet in April to consider the effectiveness of the oral version of phenylephrine.
ACC: Bempedoic acid cuts cardiovascular event risk in statin-intolerant
Mar 06, 2023
Those receiving bempedoic acid had a greater reduction in LDL cholesterol and significantly lower incidence of composite of major adverse cardiovascular events.
Shift work tied to higher risk for reflux esophagitis
Mar 06, 2023
The associations were strongest for younger workers and female workers.
Magnitude of reduction in PSA level may indicate outcomes in prostate cancer
Mar 06, 2023
The findings were seen for men treated with enzalutamide for nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
NFL players’ concussion symptoms tied to cognitive functioning decades later
Mar 03, 2023
The number of diagnosed concussions and length of playing career were not tied to later cognition.
FDA offers guidance on safe use of bed rails
Mar 01, 2023
Bed rails should be used with care, especially for older adults and people with altered mental status, physical limitations and certain medical conditions.
AAN: Higher scores on life’s simple 7 linked to lower dementia risk in women
Mar 01, 2023
For women, a higher AHA Life’s Simple 7 score at baseline in midlife is linked to a reduced risk for later-life dementia.
Worse care experiences reported at for-profit hospices
Feb 28, 2023
Caregivers of patients receiving hospice care report worse experiences at for-profit versus not-for-profit hospices.
Regular use of laxatives linked to risk for all-cause dementia
Feb 23, 2023
Risk for all-cause, vascular dementia was increased with number of regularly used laxative types