Home BP monitoring can cut burden of CVD, healthcare costs
Jul 18, 2023
Non-Hispanic Blacks, women and rural residents had more averted cardiovascular events and greater cost savings.
EPA proposes removing 100 percent of lead pipes from US water system
Nov 30, 2023
Utility companies expected to cover most of the cost, but there is $15 billion available in the 2021 infrastructure law to help
Clinicians and caregivers must keep pace with new pacemaker tech available for seniors: study
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 06, 2024
A new survey classifies cardiac implantable electronic devices, or CIEDs, to account for advances such as leadless multi-chamber pacemaker models.
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake linked to mortality, CVD in T2D
Apr 20, 2023
An increased hazard ratio was noted for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality for higher sugar-sweetened beverage intake.
Herpes zoster linked to increased risk for cardiovascular disease events
Dec 02, 2022
The long-term risks for stroke and coronary heart disease increased for individuals with a history of herpes zoster versus those with no history of herpes zoster.
Heart disease still the leading cause of death in the United States
Jan 24, 2024
Death rates from cardiovascular disease have fluctuated over the years and trended upward recently.
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.
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.
Americans ‘dangerously’ underestimate healthcare costs, challenges in retirement planning
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2023
Americans “dangerously” underestimate the effects that healthcare costs and challenges may have on their retirement plans, including planning for a stay in a long-term care facility, according to the...