Higher total healthy lifestyle adherence cuts all-cause, cancer, cardiovascular, and respiratory-related mortality
Quality of YouTube Medical Videos Often Poor for Patient Education
Quality of YouTube videos for patients considering an implantable cardioverter defibrillator found to be highly variable, poor overall
Sudden Cardiac Death in HCM Often Preceded by Symptoms
A sizable number of cases had a known cardiac disorder before sudden cardiac death with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
New-Onset A-Fib Profiled in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
New-onset atrial fibrillation identified in about one in 20 patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Nutrition Labels to Move to Front of Packaging Under Biden Plan
FDA will research and propose standardized nutritional labeling system, which could include star ratings or traffic light images
Biden Administration Announces National Plan to End Hunger by 2030
Announcement came as Biden hosts a conference this week on hunger, nutrition, and health, the first held by the White House since 1969
Home-Based Palliative Care for Heart Failure May Cut Risk for Dying in Hospital
Additional benefits seen for patients with heart failure include higher rates of clinician home visits, more days spent at home
CDC Says Universal Masking Can Be Dropped in Some Nursing Homes, Hospitals
Masking ‘remains recommended’ during an outbreak among patients or ‘when caring for patients who are moderately to severely immunocompromised’
History of GDM Tied to Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular Disease Risk
Increase in risk lessened, but still statistically significant for women who did not go on to develop subsequent overt diabetes
High BP Tied to One in Eight Emergency Visits for Cardiovascular Issues
Top cardiovascular-related diagnoses seen in the emergency department differ between men and women