Disparities in post-acute stroke care depend on insurance status
Jul 17, 2024
Uninsured patients had the lowest odds of facility versus home discharge and home healthcare discharge versus home without home healthcare.
Nonphysician-implemented multifaceted intervention beneficial in HTN
Jun 20, 2024
Significant reductions were seen in total cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality for those aged 60 years and older; significant reductions also were seen for those younger than 60 years.
Endocrine Society, June 1-4
Jun 20, 2024
The conference highlighted recent advances in the diagnosis and management of obesity, endocrine disorders, diabetes, and growth hormone and thyroid diseases.
Ultraprocessed food consumption linked to cognitive impairment, stroke
May 23, 2024
The risk for cognitive impairment and stroke was lower with the intake of unprocessed, minimally processed foods.
Infarct size does not affect treatment effect of early versus late DOAC
May 28, 2024
Numerically fewer primary outcome events were seen with early direct oral anticoagulant initiation for all infarct sizes, but the differences were not significant.
Social determinants of health impact poststroke mortality risk
May 20, 2024
The strongest associations were seen for educational and income attainment.
Prehospital reduction in BP does not improve stroke outcomes
May 20, 2024
The findings were seen in patients with suspected acute stroke with elevated systolic blood pressure.
Lower frequency of adding salt to food linked to lower CVD risk
Nov 29, 2022
The lowest CVD risk was seen for those who combined a DASH-style diet with the lowest frequency of adding salt to food.
Older adults using statins have reduced risk of parkinsonism
Mar 23, 2022
The lower risk of parkinsonism was partly mediated by a reduced odds of brain atherosclerosis.
Acupuncture linked to lower incidence of ischemic stroke in RA
Feb 16, 2024
The cumulative incidence of ischemic stroke was lower among patients receiving acupuncture versus no acupuncture.