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Caffeinated coffee intake linked to more daily premature ventricular contractions, more daily steps, less nightly sleep

Though 295 drugs were in shortage last year, the latest number is 130; about 15 critical drug products have been scarce for a decade

HRSA will invite organizations to bid for contracts for different parts of the transplant system’s functions

Older adults who lived near fracking sites had excess hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases

No evidence seen for ‘obesity-survival paradox’ when waist-to-height measure was used instead of BMI

Significant weight loss, improvement in pulse pressure, normalization of depressive symptoms observed with salt restriction

Statin use lower in Black and Hispanic versus White adults, including in the highest risk stratum

Veterans with VA health care only, Tricare less likely to live in family having problems paying medical bills than those with private insurance

Patients switching from efavirenz to dolutegravir gain more weight at 12 months and have increased risk for hypertension

Earlier genetically predicted age at first birth increases risk for coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke