Heart, diabetes, cancer drugs on list for Medicare price negotiations, White House says
Aug 29, 2023
Enrollees in the Medicare prescription drug program paid a total of $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2022 for the 10 initial drugs chosen for price negotiations.
Strength of risk factors for stroke vary by age
Jan 20, 2023
The association of hypertension, heart disease and diabetes with stroke appears to be substantially reduced at older ages.
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, diseases set to increase
Jun 06, 2024
The annual inflation-adjusted health care costs of cardiovascular risk factors is projected to triple between 2020 and 2050.
Shift work tied to later frailty
Apr 03, 2023
THe association was strongest for women working shift work versus those only working daytime.
Colchicine tied to lower incidence of TJA in coronary artery disease
May 31, 2023
A lower incidence of total knee replacement and total hip replacement was seen with the use of colchicine, 0.5 mg daily.
Physical activity time, step counts yield similar results
May 21, 2024
Similar benefits were seen for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease prevention.
Planetary Health Diet Index linked to lower total, cause-specific mortality
Jun 10, 2024
Reductions seen in death from a variety of causes; PHDI scores were also associated with environmental impact
Vegetarian diet aids outcomes in patients with or at high risk for CVD
Jul 28, 2023
The biggest benefits were seen for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HbA1c levels and body weight.
Caregiving linked to lower mortality in postmenopausal eomen
Nov 10, 2023
The inverse association did not differ with caregiving frequency or when stratified by age, race-ethnicity or depressive symptoms.
Statins reduce CVD risk in adults aged 75 to 85 and 85 years and older
May 28, 2024
A risk reduction was seen for overall cardiovascular disease incidence for initiating statin therapy in both intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses.