50 of 51 health care facilities surveyed lacking in some or all of the five components of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene strategy
Several Health Indicators Differ for LBG, Heterosexual Adults
Bisexual men and women, gay men, lesbian women reported smoking, heavy drinking, using marijuana, illicit stimulants more often
Healthy Lifestyle May Lower Dementia Risk Despite Genetics
Higher scores in Life’s Simple 7 at midlife linked to lower risk for dementia across the range of genetic risk
Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase In-Hospital Stroke-Related Deaths
Each 10 µg/m3 increase in short-term, long-term average exposure to PM1, PM2.5, PM10 linked to increased risk for in-hospital fatality
Post-COVID Conditions Are Common Among Adult Survivors
More than twofold risk of acute pulmonary embolism and respiratory signs and symptoms among survivors aged 18 to 64, ≥65 years
Gout Drug May Cut Mortality in Heart Failure Hospitalizations
In-hospital mortality rate lower for patients with acute heart failure exacerbation who received colchicine for gout flare
Impact of Policy Changes for Anemia Care in Hemodialysis Examined
Changes in anemia care associated with lower risks for major adverse cardiovascular events, stroke, mortality, heart failure
Extreme Heat Tied to Higher All-Cause Mortality
Greater increases seen among older adults, men, and Black populations
Model Targeting Appetitive Traits Aids Weight Loss
Individuals who score higher on food responsiveness lose more weight in the responsiveness to cues interventions
Risk for Hospitalization for Heart Failure Down With SGLT-2i Treatment for T2D
Risk for stroke, MI, all-cause mortality similar for those initiating SGLT-2i or metformin