Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Will Generate Health Gains
Volume tax would prevent 850,000 CVD and 269,000 diabetes cases, save $53.2 billion in net costs
Safety Climate Perceptions Linked to Health Provider Stress
Nurses have poorest safety perceptions, lowest job satisfaction, and highest reported stress
Daily Coffee May Lower Risk for Developing Arrhythmia
Each additional cup tied to further decrease in arrhythmia risk
Heart Transplant Patients May Have Higher COVID-19 Mortality
However, presenting symptoms similar to those seen in the general population
Mortality Up for Rural Versus Urban Stroke Patients
Rural patients have lower use of intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular therapy
Court Rules Against Drug Price Disclosures in TV Ads
Judges said HHS exceeded its legal authority by requiring drug price disclosure as part of its stewardship of Medicare, Medicaid
Cardioprotective Therapy Use Lower With Cancer History
Utilization rate of antiplatelet therapies and statins significantly lower for patients with cancer history
CDC: Deaths From Exposure to Heat-Related Conditions Identified
Total of 10,526 deaths identified during 2004 to 2018; rates up for men, older adults, AI/ANs
CVD, Non-CVD Mortality Increased With Azithromycin Use
Cardiovascular death risk increased within five days of azithromycin exposure, but not at six to 10 days
Changes Proposed for Newborn Congenital Heart Disease Screen
Oxygen saturation of at least 95 percent in both upper, lower extremities required to pass
