Stroke death rates increased 7 percent between 2012 and 2019 followed by 12 percent increase through 2021
Longer Reproductive Life Span Tied to Lower Odds of Multimorbidity
Odds of multimorbidity lower among postmenopausal women with 35 to 37 or ≥38 reproductive years versus those with ≤32 reproductive years
Abacavir Use Linked to Increased Incidence of MACE
Former and current use of abacavir linked to higher incidence of MACE, but no association seen for other ART agents
Complex Interaction Seen Between Social Determinants of Health, Mortality
A scoring system can help identify individuals at high risk for mortality based on their combination of social determinants of health
Short, Long Sleep Duration Tied to Microvascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
Association between short sleep duration and microvascular disease amplified by age, with risk increased for older adults
Pediatric Heart Transplant Wait-List Mortality Has Declined Since 1999
2016 revisions of pediatric HT allocation policy not associated with lower wait-list mortality in multivariable analyses
Urinary Metal Levels Linked to Increased Risk for CVD, Mortality
For mixture of six urinary metals, adjusted hazard ratio for interquartile range increase was 1.29 and 1.66 for CVD, mortality
City-Level Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to Lower Youth BMI
Findings seen for youths living in four California cities versus controls in 40 cities with similar demographics
Eating More Fruits, Vegetables Tied to Lower Blood Pressure
Additional benefits include improved kidney and heart health in patients with hypertension
Oversight of DOAC Prescribing Beneficial for A-Fib, VTE Patients
Oversight identifies errors, especially in a-fib patients, who mainly have alerts for off-label prescribing during follow-up period