Rural residence tied to higher risk for heart failure for women, Black men
Jan 27, 2023
The findings persist after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic status.
Cranberry products can reduce risk for symptomatic UTIs
May 08, 2023
However, little or no benefit was seen in elderly institutionalized men and women, pregnant women or adults with neuromuscular bladder dysfunction with incomplete bladder emptying (based on low-certainty...
Oregon man struck by bubonic plague likely got it from pet cat
Feb 14, 2024
This was Oregon’s first case since 2015. Today, it is a “very treatable disease,” one doctor said.
Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms tied to reduced risk for death in men
Sep 15, 2023
Significant reductions were seen in death with 1-point improvement in AUA Symptom Score and in storage and voiding subscales.
CDC: Rates of suicide vary by age, sex, mechanism in over 55s
Nov 15, 2023
Among adults aged 55 years or more years, the highest rates of suicide in 2021 were among those age 85 years and older for men and 55 to 64 years for women.
Women less likely to get CPR for cardiac arrest in public place than men
Sep 21, 2023
No difference in findings was seen by age of women experiencing cardiac arrest.
High levels of pesticides found in 20 percent of fruits, vegetables
Apr 18, 2024
Sixty-five of 100 samples of the most contaminated produce were imported, often originating from Mexico.
Biden tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 21, 2022
The White House said it will provide a daily update on his condition “out of an abundance of transparency.”
Sleep medication used by 8.4 percent of adults in 2020
Jan 25, 2023
“Among men, the likelihood of using sleep medication increased with increasing age, while among women, the likelihood of taking sleep medication was the same for those aged 45 to 64 and those aged...
Handgrip strength, neurocognitive measures linked in older adults
Jun 28, 2022
Muscular strength, as indicated by changes in handgrip strength, is associated with markers of cognitive aging in older adults.