Some environmental toxicants linked to depressive symptoms
Jul 09, 2024
Six of 10 categories of environmental toxicants were linked to the prevalence of depressive symptoms.
Experiencing gratitude tied to longevity in older women
Jul 08, 2024
Higher levels of gratitude were tied to a 9% reduction in all-cause mortality and a 15% reduction in cardiovascular death.
Almost half of US counties do not have practicing cardiologist
Jul 08, 2024
Counties without a cardiologist have a higher cardiovascular risk index, higher cardiovascular mortality rates and shorter life expectancy.
Long-term healthy dietary patterns linked to healthy aging
Jul 05, 2024
Higher intakes of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, nuts, legumes and low-fat dairy were associated with greater odds of healthy aging, whereas inverse associations were seen for higher...
Patient–primary care provider language concordance tied to better outcomes
Jul 02, 2024
The findings were seen for non-English and non-French speakers living in Canada.
Multivitamin use not linked to mortality benefit in US adults
Jun 26, 2024
No association was seen for multivitamin use with lower all-cause mortality risk in first or second halves of follow-up.
Concerns of Listeria contamination prompt nationwide ice cream recall
Jun 25, 2024
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in frail or elderly people as well as young children.
Cannabis use tied to risk of COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU admissions
Jun 25, 2024
The findings persisted even after considering cigarette smoking, vaccination status, comorbidities and other risk factors.
Hospital nursing resources tied to COVID-19 survival
Jun 24, 2024
“If all hospitals in the study had superior nursing resources prior to or during the pandemic, models estimate many thousands of deaths among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 could have been avoided,”...
Triglyceride-glucose index independently linked to all-cause mortality
Jun 21, 2024
Association with in-hospital and one-year mortality seen for patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease