CVD Events Increased for Cancer Patients Who Continue Smoking After Diagnosis
Risk increased for quitters, initiators/relapsers, and continuing smokers versus sustained nonsmokers
Biden Set to Name New CDC Director
Former North Carolina Health Secretary Mandy Cohen is the likely pick
8.2 Percent of Adults Do Not Take Meds as Prescribed Due to Cost
Likelihood of not taking medication as prescribed due to cost increased for women versus men and for those with disabilities
Canada to Become First Country to Mandate Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes
Retailers and smokers will start to see these new messages on cigarette packaging by the end of April 2024
Hemodynamic Monitoring Beneficial for Chronic Heart Failure
Improvement seen in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire with CardioMEMS-HF system versus standard care
Machine Learning Model Improves Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction
CoDE-ACS identifies more patients as low probability of having myocardial infarction than fixed cardiac troponin thresholds
Myosteatosis Linked to Increase in Mortality in Asymptomatic Adults
Mortality risk increased in association with myosteatosis, obesity, liver steatosis, myopenia
Healthy Lifestyle Does Not Entirely Offset Risks for Obesity
Decreased risk seen for cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, gout, sleep disorders, and mood disorders
Colchicine Tied to Lower Incidence of TJA in Coronary Artery Disease
Lower incidence of total knee replacement, total hip replacement seen with use of colchicine 0.5 mg daily
Vegan, Vegetarian Diets Linked to Reduction in Cholesterol, Apolipoprotein B
Reductions seen across ages, continents, health statuses
