Drop in LDL Cholesterol Greater With Low-, Moderate-Intensity Statins for Seniors
Initiators of statins aged 75 years or older had higher mean percentage reduction than those younger than 50 years
Hypoxic, Ventilatory Burdens in OSA Predict CVD Morbidity and Mortality
Hypoxic and ventilatory, but not arousal, burdens significantly linked to incident CVD and mortality in two population-based studies
Attrition Rates for M.D.-Ph.D. Programs Vary by Race, Ethnicity
Black M.D.-Ph.D. matriculants had higher odds of graduating with M.D. only and dropping out of medical school
Biden Administration Launches Office for Long COVID Research
The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice will lead the U.S. response to long COVID, which includes trials that have already been launched
Almost Linear Association Seen Between Alcohol Intake, Blood Pressure
Baseline alcohol intake associated with systolic BP changes in men and women, diastolic BP in men
Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
Changes are happening now because a prohibition on removing Medicaid coverage during the pandemic has now been lifted
Low-Dose Aspirin Does Not Cut Incidence of Ischemic Stroke in Seniors
But significant increase in intracranial bleeding seen for those receiving aspirin versus placebo
Increasing Daily Step Counts Tied to Improved Heart Failure Outcomes
Self-reported health status better for patients increasing step counts over 12 weeks
~60 Percent With CVD Risk Factors Receive Postpartum Heart Health Counseling
Reporting receipt of counseling was modestly higher for those with one and two or more risk factors versus none
Nearly Half of Women in Medicine With Children Pass Up Career Advancement
More than three-fourths say they delayed family building
