Smoking Tied to Poor Eating Habits
Smokers more likely to eat less during the day, but more likely to eat sweet or fried foods and to add sugar, salt to meals
Text Messages + Financial Incentives Boost Weight Loss at 12 Months
Adding financial incentive leads to more weight loss than text messaging alone in men with obesity
Heatwave Exposure Linked to Considerable Mortality Burden
Geographic disparities seen in the temporal change of heatwave-related mortality burden
Four in 10 Adults With Diabetes Report Taking a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist
Even with health care insurance, users report difficulty paying for the medication
All-Cause Mortality Risk Up for Men With Low Testosterone
Higher CVD mortality risk seen for men with baseline testosterone concentration below 5.3 nmol/L
Physicians With Disabilities May Experience Depersonalization
However, they are not more likely to experience emotional exhaustion
Adding Cardiovascular Biomarkers to Established Risk Factors Increases Risk Prediction
C-statistic is improved with addition of each single biomarker to a model that includes established risk factors
Implantable Continuous Flow Device Feasible for Small Children With Severe Systolic Heart Failure
Study involved seven children weighing 8 to 30 kg; all children survived, five to transplant and one to recovery
Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Metabolic Syndrome Highly Prevalent in the U.S.
Advanced stages more common among men and Black individuals
Disparities in Direct Oral Anticoagulant Initiation Have Declined in Recent Years
Findings seen for Black and Hispanic patients with atrial fibrillation versus White patients
