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Rising drug spending in the United States is being fueled by expensive name-brand prescription medicines

Name-Brand Medications Driving Spike in U.S. Drug Spending

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Greatest costs for Humira, Remicade, Enbrel, Novolog, and Neulasta
The leading cause of death varies with income in the United States

Heart Disease Leading Cause of Death in Low-Income Counties

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Greatest shift to cancer as leading cause of death seen in highest-income counties in United States
Sudden cardiac death rates are significantly higher among black adults than white adults without a history of cardiovascular disease

Sudden Cardiac Death Rates Up in Blacks Versus Whites

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Risk still up after adjustment for sociodemographics, comorbidity, behavioral measures of health
For patients with prediabetes who are randomly assigned to interventions

Changes in Risk Indicators of MetS Severity Tied to T2DM Risk

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For patients with prediabetes, changes in risk indicators during intervention tied to T2DM, CVD risk
A healthy lifestyle for lowering cholesterol should be emphasized for reducing cardiovascular risk across the life course

AHA: Guidelines Stress Healthy Lifestyle for Lowering Cholesterol

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LDL-C should be reduced with high-intensity or maximally tolerated statin therapy
By collecting data on suicides by medical students

AMA to Collect Data on Suicide Among Doctors-in-Training

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Administration hopes to identify the systemic factors that contribute to this problem
Treatment with dapagliflozin is noninferior to placebo for major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with type 2 diabetes with or at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

AHA: Dapagliflozin Noninferior to Placebo for MACE in T2DM

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Treatment resulted in lower HF hospitalization rate in patients with, without atherosclerosis
Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D do not significantly reduce major cardiovascular events or cancer incidence

AHA: Limited Benefit for n-3 Fatty Acids in CVD, Cancer Prevention

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Second study shows no significant results for vitamin D supplementation versus placebo
Key guidelines for recommended physical activity in Americans have been updated

AHA: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Updated

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Guidelines provide information on types, amounts of exercise for different population groups
For patients with takotsubo syndrome

AHA: Cardiogenic Shock Ups Mortality in Takotsubo Syndrome

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Patients with cardiogenic shock have increased mortality in hospital, at 60 days and five years