About 1.7 years of more intensive hypertensive treatment required to prevent one stroke per 200 adults aged 65 years or older

And, one in four COVID-19 survivors says the virus impacted their heart health

Eric Lander said his resignation is effective ‘no later than February 18 in order to permit an orderly transfer’

Study reveals other smoking cessation aids are tied to more successful quits

In high polygenic risk score group, ideal versus poor LS7 linked to 20.2 more years free of coronary heart disease

Findings largely independent of blood pressure and type 2 diabetes

Score based on six clinical factors including no fever at time of admission, no history of pulmonary disease, high white blood cell count

Adherence to follow-up, blood pressure control better in those with remote BP monitoring, telehealth versus usual care

7.36 percent of patients had minor complications, mainly insertion site hematomas; 0.41 percent had major complications

Adjusted hazard ratios varied from 0.69 to 0.28 across increasing activity categories compared with 0 to 19 minutes/day