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Medicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it also have heart disease, US officials announced Thursday.
Although significant associations are seen for both, the associations are more pronounced in women.
9,000 to 10,500 steps/day was associated with the lowest mortality risk, regardless of sedentary time.
But an increase in cardiovascular disease mortality was seen after more than 20 years of follow-up among older women.
Household air pollution in low-income countries doubles stroke-related deaths versus outdoor air pollution.
From 2020 to 2022, there were 228,524 excess cardiovascular deaths, which was 9% more than expected based on earlier trends.
The authors say that the findings support efforts to improve social isolation and loneliness.
Individuals with elevated C-reactive protein at 1.0 mg/dL and poverty had a greater risk for 15-year all-cause mortality.
No change was seen in the proportion using statins from 2013-2014 to 2017-2018 for those with diabetes and with ASCVD risk greater than 20%.
Utility companies expected to cover most of the cost, but there is $15 billion available in the 2021 infrastructure law to help