$282 billion: What mental illness costs America each year
Apr 24, 2024
America’s mental health woes essentially serve as an annual economic downturn for the nation, a new study says.
Gains in heart failure mortality have been erased
Apr 26, 2024
The declines seen in heart failure mortality rates from 1999 to 2012 were reversed from 2012 to 2021.
Good heart health may protect against cognitive decline in black women
Apr 24, 2024
The finding was seen for processing speed and cardiovascular health in Black women but not white women.
Biden administration delays menthol cigarette ban
Apr 29, 2024
A long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes has been delayed indefinitely, the Biden administration said Friday.
Visual impairment linked to increased risk for suicide
Apr 19, 2024
A review shows increased pooled odds ratios for suicidal behavior, suicidal ideation and suicidal death.
Watchdog group says US food recalls rose again last year
Apr 25, 2024
US recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign objects or undeclared allergens are rampant nowadays and the highest they’ve been since 2020, a watchdog group warns.
Hospital mortality lower for patients treated by female physicians
Apr 22, 2024
The benefit of receiving treatment from female physicians was larger for female patients than it was for male patients.
Differences ID’d in tau burden in Down syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease
Apr 25, 2024
Differences in spatial distribution, timing and magnitude of tau burden were seen for two genetic forms of Alzheimer’s disease.
Midlife mortality higher in US than other high-income countries
Apr 16, 2024
Not to the extent of the United States, but midlife deaths are worsening in the United Kingdom as well.
ACP: Recommendations developed for newer type 2 diabetes medications
Apr 22, 2024
A strong recommendation was given for the addition of an SGLT-2 or GLP-1 agonist to metformin, and lifestyle modifications.
