Flu vaccine offers moderate protection from stroke
Sep 07, 2022
After full adjustment, an association between influenza vaccination and ischemic stroke yielded an adjusted odds ratio of 0.88.
Hearing screening ups awareness of hearing loss, hearing aid use
Jul 22, 2022
The findings show the importance of routine audiometric testing in older adults, the authors say.
Changes in Alzheimer’s biomarkers tied to withdrawal of PAP for OSA
Jul 08, 2022
An increase in neurofilament light and a decrease in Aβ40 were associated with withdrawal of positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea.
Disparities in life expectancy by race, ethnicity, county persist
Jun 17, 2022
In the U.S., increases in life expectancy were seen for Black, Asian or Pacific Islander, Latino and white populations, but no change was seen for non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native.
Motivational interviewing not better in weight loss programs
Mar 29, 2022
Evidence is lacking that motivational interviewing makes meaningful difference to weight loss and well-being when added to a behavioral weight management program.
Ivermectin effect in COVID-19 varies with strongyloidiasis prevalence
Mar 23, 2022
The risk for mortality decreased only in ivermectin trials that took place in regions with aa high prevalence of strongyloidiasis.
Cardiac monitor implant detects AFib in more stroke patients
Jun 09, 2021
The rate of incident Afib over 12 months was higher with the implant versus usual care with external cardiac monitoring in patients with ischemic stroke.
Majority of survivors of severe COVID-19 recover consciousness
Mar 21, 2022
The time to recovery of consciousness was associated with hypoxemia; each additional day of hypoxemia reduced the odds of recovery.
Odds of severe, critical COVID-19 up with vitamin D deficiency
Feb 14, 2022
Patients with severe or critical disease more often had a preinfection vitamin D deficiency than those with mild-to-moderate disease.
Fish intake tied to MRI burden of cerebrovascular disease in seniors
Nov 04, 2021
Higher fish intake is linked to lower cerebrovascular disease burden based on brain MRI markers, especially among participants younger than 75 years.