Heart failure mortality lower with healthier food environment
Oct 25, 2022
A lower county food insecurity percentage and a higher county food environment index were linked to a lower heart failure mortality rate.
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.
More steps per day may cut risk for incident diabetes in seniors
Jan 27, 2022
“It’s not enough for somebody to go on a walk once a week,” the lead author said in a statement. “Our study indicates that regular stepping is indicative of lower diabetes risk...
Quality of low-carb diets affects weight change in US adults
Dec 27, 2023
Weight gain was seen in association with animal and unhealthy low-carb diets; weight loss was linked to vegetable and healthy low-carb diets.
Small amounts of vigorous exercise linked to reduced risk for cancer
Jul 28, 2023
Four to five minutes of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity daily was linked to a decrease in total and physical activity-related cancers.
More physical activity, less sitting may lower risk for stroke
Jun 07, 2022
Sedentary time, and longer bouts in particular, may increase the risk for stroke.
Rapid recovery seen with more frequent dialysis in SNFs
May 12, 2022
Rapid recovery was associated with reduced mortality and fewer hospitalizations.
Older adults with poor-prognosis cancers commonly have preexisting conditions
Nov 02, 2022
These preexisting conditions affect functional impairment, mobility and falls.
Adults with IBD show antibody response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
Nov 09, 2021
After mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, 99% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease had detectable antibodies regardless of immunocompromising therapies.
Geriatric vulnerability ups risk for disability after major surgery
Mar 07, 2022
Frailty, low functional self-efficacy, smoking and obesity are potentially modifiable vulnerability factors.