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From 1990 to 2016

Nonsmoker Mortality Showcases Harm of Secondhand Smoke

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One nonsmoker dies from secondhand tobacco smoke exposure for every 52 smokers
Graphic new health warnings must appear on cigarette packages and in cigarette ads beginning next year

Graphic Health Warnings Coming for U.S. Cigarette Packs

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Warnings include photo-realistic color images depicting some of the lesser-known health risks of smoking
From 2006 to 2016

Per-Capita Medical Radiation Exposure Down in United States

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2006 to 2016 saw drop in annual individual effective dose from diagnostic, interventional procedures
For interventional radiologists

Guidance Issued for Interventional Radiologists Treating Frostbite

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Review highlights management strategies for treating severe frostbite
For patients with atrial fibrillation after percutaneous coronary intervention

Dual Therapy Linked to Lower Bleeding Risk in A-Fib After PCI

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Low-certainty evidence showed inconclusive effects for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, MI
Women who survive domestic abuse are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease and to die from any cause

All-Cause Mortality Up in Female Domestic Abuse Survivors

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Risk for mortality 44 percent higher compared with general population
Less than one in five of the U.S. population has access to endovascular thrombectomy centers within 15 minutes

Current Access to Endovascular Thrombectomy Centers Limited

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Increasing number of EVT centers and/or bypassing non-EVT centers could expand access
Poor function

Function, Cognition, Psych Well-Being Linked to Postop Death

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Risk for one-year mortality rises with increasing risk factors among older adults undergoing major surgery
For patients receiving anticoagulants

Safety, Effectiveness of VKAs, DOACs Similar in General Practice

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Risk for overall bleeding lower with vitamin K antagonists, but risk for mortality increased compared with DOACs
Higher adherence to the 2015 to 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (measured by the Healthy Eating Index-2015) is associated with lower risks for incident cardiovascular disease and mortality

National Dietary Guideline Adherence Lowers Cardiovascular Risk

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2015 to 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans performed similar to other dietary indices