5 to 6 percent decrease seen in subcutaneous and visceral adiposity at week 16 of treatment, which was maintained at 52 weeks
Bariatric Surgery May Raise Risk for New-Onset Epilepsy
Long-term risk for epilepsy increased for patients receiving bariatric surgery compared with patients with obesity not receiving the surgery
Air Pollution Tied to Stroke and Trajectories After
Strongest association seen for first stroke and weaker associations seen for cardiovascular events, death after stroke
Drinking Coffee May Reduce Incident CVD, Mortality Risks
Reduced risk for all-cause mortality associated with consumption of decaffeinated, ground, or instant coffee
Research & Development Investments Do Not Explain Drug Price Variation
No association seen between estimated R&D investments and treatment costs based on list prices at launch or net prices after one year
Prevalence of Obesity Varies Among Asian American Subgroups
Prevalence of obesity by standardized BMI varies from 16.8 percent in Filipino Americans to 6.3 percent in Vietnamese Americans
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
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
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
Healthy Lifestyle Can Further Lower Risk for Death in Former Smokers
Higher total healthy lifestyle adherence cuts all-cause, cancer, cardiovascular, and respiratory-related mortality