Almost 15 Percent of U.S. Seniors Use Aspirin for Primary Prevention
22.7 percent of primary prevention aspirin users started aspirin without a physician's recommendation
FDA Publishes Full Texts of Response Letters to Drug Applications
The goal is to improve public understanding of the FDA decision-making process
RFK Jr. Praises Meal Program Critics Say Is Ultra-Processed
NIH to Cap Publishing Fees for Publicly Funded Research
Agency says these fees place an additional burden on taxpayers who already fund the underlying research
New Framework Reclassifies Nearly 20 Percent of People as Having Obesity
18.8 percent of adults previously defined as having overweight based on BMI alone were diagnosed as persons with obesity with new tool
Delirium Common Among Critically Ill Patients With Stroke
Delirium most common among those with intracerebral hemorrhage; more severe delirium tied to worse outcomes
Wildfire Smoke Exposure Increases Risk for Heart Failure
Findings show even stronger association for more vulnerable older adults
Shorter-Form Messaging May Be Preferable for Trial Recruitment
Enrollment in DANFLU-2 trial was significantly more likely for those receiving single-page letter versus two-page letters
COVID-19 Pandemic Yielded Indirect Increases in Disease Burden
Most predominant causes of increased DALY burden globally were seen for depressive and anxiety disorders, especially among women and girls
A-Fib Catheter Ablation Cuts Risk for Ischemic Stroke After 30 Days, Mortality, Heart Failure...
Surgical ablation reduces relative risks for ischemic stroke, stroke from any cause, but benefits uncertain for other outcomes
