Hospitals located in most disadvantaged communities least likely to have adoption of any stroke certification
CDC: Despite Wanting to Quit, Only 8.8 Percent Quit Smoking in 2022
Two-thirds of adults who smoked wanted to quit, about half made a quit attempt, but only 8.8 percent quit in 2022
Being at Eye Level May Benefit Clinician-Patient Interaction
Eye-level communication more effective compared with standing at the bedside of inpatients
Early School-Based Health Promotion Intervention Beneficial
Beneficial trends in z scores for waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference maintained at six years for those starting intervention in grade 1
Women Undergoing CABG More Likely to Get Care at Low-Quality Hospitals
More than fourfold higher mortality seen for women receiving CABG at low-quality hospitals than men at high-quality hospitals
Study Looks at Effects of Reducing Intake of Processed Meat, Unprocessed Red Meat
30 percent reduction in processed meat intake would lead to 352,900 fewer occurrences of T2DM, 92,500 fewer occurrences of CVD
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults
Improvements seen in maximal oxygen consumption and oxygen consumption at the first ventilatory threshold
Body Composition Patterns Linked to Risk of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Lower rate of neurodegenerative diseases seen with ‘fat-to-lean mass,’ ‘muscle strength,’ ‘bone density,’ and ‘leg-dominant fat distribution’ patterns
Mediterranean Diet Aids Cardiovascular Health Measures in Children, Teens
Benefits seen on multiple cholesterol measures and systolic blood pressure, but not other metabolic markers
Digoxin, Beta-Blockers Have Equivalent Effects on Heart Rate in A-Fib
Wearable device data could predict New York Heart Association functional class similarly to clinical measures and six-minute walk test