Recent rise in disability, years of life lost from CVD due to air pollution
Aug 16, 2023
Age-standardized rates for deaths decreased, but all-age disability-adjusted life years increased.
Cannabis use linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes
Feb 28, 2024
Proportionately lower log odds were seen for heart disease, heart attack, stroke and composite outcome for days of use between zero and 30 a month.
ACC: Healthy sleep pattern cuts risk for premature death
Mar 14, 2023
A healthy pattern includes seven to eight hours of sleep nightly and sleeping through the night without sleep medications.
Earlier diagnosis of type 2 diabetes linked to lower life expectancy
Oct 19, 2023
The hazard ratio for all-cause mortality was 2.69 for those with a diagnosis at 30 to 39 years and 1.39 for those with a diagnosis at 70 years or older.
Last 20 years saw reduction in prevalence of elevated LDL cholesterol
Nov 02, 2023
Despite reductions in prevalence, 26.8% with an LDL-C level of 190 mg/dL or greater were unaware in 2017 to 2020.
High-intensity statins underused with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Sep 19, 2023
The authors say that the findings show gaps between practice and guideline-based care.
American Diabetes Association, June 21-24
Jul 01, 2024
The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held this year from June 21 to 24 in Orlando, Florida, drawing more than 15,000 participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians,...
Cancer risk increased with recent weight loss
Jan 26, 2024
Cancer diagnoses were more common among those whose weight loss was classified as unintentional.
Most older Americans object to cancer screening cutoffs based on life expectancy: Poll
Sep 29, 2023
Even among “medical minimizers,” who avoid medical intervention unless necessary, 57% disagreed with using life expectancy to determine who gets screenings.
More older Americans use online patient portals to access care
May 24, 2023
Better outreach and training are needed to help patients understand and use portal systems, researchers say.