Few Adults Talk to Providers About BP Risks of OTC Pain Relievers
Findings show fewer than half of patients with high blood pressure have had these conversations
E-Cigarette Use Common Among Young Adults
Users of e-cigarettes aged 18 to 24 years are least likely to report ever combustible cigarette use
Incidence of Drug Overdose-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Up Fivefold
Substantial differences in presentation and outcomes seen by drug profile
MI Classified Into Four Stages Based on Myocardial Tissue Injury
Four stages of progressively worsening myocardial tissue injury described
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Risk for Later Arrhythmias
Findings seen for inflammatory bowel disease overall, as well as individual diseases
Rate of Current Use of Any Tobacco Product Down in High Schoolers in 2023
Use of any tobacco product reported by 10.0 percent of U.S. middle and high school students in 2023
Critics Slam Updated Infection Control Recommendations for Hospitals
Health care workers worry whether the guidelines are protecting a hospital's bottom line rather than worker health
PTSD Symptoms Linked to Higher Carotid Atherosclerosis in Women
PTSD symptoms linked to greater whole-brain white matter hyperintensity volume, poorer cognition in APOE ε4 carriers
Five-Year Outcomes Similar With TAVR, Surgery in Low-Risk Patients
Similar outcomes seen for patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis at low surgical risk
Last 20 Years Saw Reduction in Prevalence of Elevated LDL Cholesterol
Despite reductions in prevalence, 26.8 percent with an LDL-C level of 190 mg/dL or greater were unaware in 2017 to 2020
