Black Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease Have Worse Outcomes
Black patients face higher disease severity at time of diagnosis and more adverse limb events and cardiovascular events following diagnosis
Patient-Reported Racism Tied to Mistrust, Worse Patient-Clinician Communication
High frequency of discrimination, microaggressions in health care settings reported by seriously ill Black patients
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Tied to Increased Incidence of Heart Failure
Significant association was similar for women and men, and was seen for patients aged 61 to 70 years and 70 years and older
Incidence of A-Fib Reduced With Vitamin D₃ Supplementation
Risk for atrial fibrillation lower with 1,600 IU/day and 3,200 IU/day vitamin D3 supplementation
Globally, Fewer Teens Perceive Themselves as Overweight
Authors say changes in body weight perception could undermine efforts to tackle obesity
Living in Highly Segregated Neighborhood Tied to Lower Life Expectancy
Association partially mediated by neighborhood-level socioeconomic factors
Healthy Diet Including Whole-Fat Dairy Linked to Lower Mortality
Reduced risk of mortality, CVD for diet high in fruit, vegetables, nuts, legumes, fish, and high-fat dairy
Variation Noted in Physician Turnover Rates From 2010 to 2020
No indication of increase in turnover seen during first three quarters of 2020, coincident with COVID-19
Smoke-Free Legislation Linked to Drop in Adverse Health Outcomes
Reduced risk seen for all CVD events, respiratory system disease events, hospitalization due to CVD or RSD, adverse birth outcomes
Activation of Volunteer Response System Beneficial for OHCA
Chance of bystander CPR, bystander defibrillation, 30-day survival higher with activation of volunteer response system
