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Stress-related disorders are associated with cardiovascular disease

Stress-Related Disorders Associated With Increased CVD Risk

Hazard ratios for cardiovascular diseases decreased beyond one year after disorder diagnosis
For physician mothers in procedural specialties

Domestic Responsibilities Tied to Physician Mothers’ Satisfaction

Being responsible for at least five tasks linked to desire to change career for moms in procedural specialties
For patients admitted to the hospital with a cardiac condition

Cardiac-Specific Comorbidity Index Beats Generic Indexes

Cardiac-specific index outperforms other indexes for predicting in-hospital mortality, length of stay
The absence of haptoglobin may be a marker of poor neonatal outcomes among preterm newborns exposed to in utero inflammation

Haptoglobin Expression Tied to Outcomes in Preterm Newborns

Worse outcomes in preemies lacking haptoglobin who were exposed to inflammation in utero
The same services are more expensive when performed in outpatient versus office settings

Same Services More Expensive in Outpatient Than Office Settings

2009 to 2017 also saw increase in proportion of services performed in outpatient settings
People with obesity are not only commonly stigmatized

People With Obesity Are Blatantly Dehumanized

Dehumanization predictive of support for policies that discriminate against people with obesity
Cardiovascular mortality rates among middle-aged adults are lower in counties in states that expanded Medicaid

Cardiovascular Mortality Lower With Medicaid Expansion

Lower cardiovascular mortality rates seen for middle-aged adults in states that expanded Medicaid
For U.S. adults

Dietary Supplement Use Not Linked to Mortality Benefits

Excess calcium intake may increase risk for cancer death; link related to supplemental calcium intake
For older nursing home residents

More Secondary Prevention Meds May Reduce Deaths After AMI

Mortality lower with more meds for older nursing home residents after acute myocardial infarction
Preventive drugs are frequently used in the last year of life among older adults with cancer

Preventive Drugs Often Used in Last Year of a Cancer Patient’s Life

Preventive drugs, including antihypertensives and statins, frequently continued until final month of life