Risks for All-Cause, Cardiovascular, Respiratory Mortality Increased After Floods
Risks vary by local climate type, socioeconomic status
Walking Intervention Can Lower BP in Sedentary Older Adults
Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure may improve among older adults taking additional 3,000 steps/day
Stroke Mortality Set to Increase to 9.7 Million in 2050
Recommendations developed for reducing burden of stroke, including by implanting prevention strategies
Higher CPAP Adherence Tied to Reduction in Cardiovascular Events
Findings seen for individuals with established cardiovascular disease and obstructive sleep apnea
Burnout Increasing Among Physicians in the United States
Burnout highest in women, primary care physicians, and physicians with ≤10 years of experience
1998 to 2022 Saw Rise in Number Seeking Assisted Death in Oregon
Authors note that much information is missing on the consultation and decision-making processes
Severe SARS-CoV-2 Appears to Infect Coronary Vessels
SARS-CoV-2 targets plaque macrophages, and its entry is increased in cholesterol-loaded primary macrophages
Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Cuts COVID-19 Complications in Highest-Risk Patients
Risk for COVID-19 hospitalization or death reduced for those who were severely or moderately immunocompromised
Neighborhood, Individual Factors Cut Racial Disparities in Heart Health
Factors that most attenuated racial disparity in total ideal cardiovascular health scores were neighborhood safety for men, discrimination for women
Higher, Lower HDL Cholesterol Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia
Increased risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementia seen in association with higher and lower versus middle quintile of HDL-C
