Overall cardiovascular health score less than optimal for U.S. adults
Jun 29, 2022
Significant differences in mean overall CVH scores were based on Life’s Essential 8 by sex, age and racial/ethnic group.
Approach for assessing cardiovascular health enhanced
Jun 29, 2022
Life’s Essential 8 updates many of the metrics from Life’s Simple 7 and adds new metric for sleep duration.
Extreme heat tied to higher all-cause mortality
May 25, 2022
Greater increases in mortality rates were found for older versus younger adults.
USPSTF still advises against COPD screening for asymptomatic adults
May 10, 2022
The findings of a final evidence review were consistent with a 2016 USPSTF recommendation.
Almost 30 percent of COVID-19 patients develop ‘long COVID’
May 02, 2022
Factors independently associated with PASC include hospitalization for COVID-19, having diabetes and higher body mass index.
USPSTF: Do not start low-dose aspirin to prevent CVD in 60+
Apr 26, 2022
For those aged 40 to 59 years, the decision to initiate low-dose aspirin for primary prevention of CVD should be individualized.
Nearby greenspace tied to lower stroke risk
Apr 20, 2022
The findings were independent of socioeconomic status.
Achieving treatment goals in T2DM can up life expectancy
Apr 19, 2022
Life expectancy gains were seen with reducing HbA1c, SBP, LDL-C and BMI among individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Healthcare personnel more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 at work
Apr 14, 2022
HCP cases were more likely to report healthcare exposures and were less likely to report household/community exposures.
Fourth dose of BNT162b2 offers protection against severe COVID-19
Apr 08, 2022
Protection against COVID-19 did not wane in six weeks after receipt of fourth dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine; protection against the infection waned.