President-Elect Trump Nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Lead HHS
RFK Jr. has courted controversy in recent years with his views on vaccines, fluoride in drinking water, unpasteurized milk
AHA: Obesity-Linked Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality Increasing in U.S.
Highest mortality rates seen among Black people, men, patients in Midwestern states, nonmetropolitan areas
Even Adding a Few Extra Minutes of Exercise Daily Lowers Blood Pressure
Boosting exercise 20 to 27 minutes lowers systolic and 10 to 15 minutes lowers diastolic blood pressure
Palliative Care Use Low in Patients With Heart Failure
Authors recommend patient and physician education and changes to practice guidelines and payment to overcome barriers to palliative care use
Study Identifies Risk Factors Associated With Severe Stroke
Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, smoking more strongly associated with severe stroke than nonsevere stroke
AHA: GLP-1 RA, SGLT-2i Use Can Lower Risk for MI, Recurrent Stroke in Stroke...
Findings seen in patients with ischemic stroke; associations were significant after multivariable adjustment
Vigorous Activity Can Compensate for Prolonged Sitting Time
TC/HDL, BMI estimates of those performing 30 minutes daily mirror those of sedentary individuals five and 10 years younger
Use of Fan, Skin Wetting Reduces Cardiac Strain in Hot, Humid Conditions
However, use of fan in hot and dry environment yielded increase in rate-pressure product
Expanding Access to Obesity Medications Could Avert 42,000 Deaths/Year
Impact of expanding access to GLP-1 receptor agonists, dual gastric inhibitory polypeptide and GLP-1 receptor agonists quantified
In-Utero Sugar Restriction Cuts Offspring’s Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
35 percent lower risk for diabetes, 20 percent reduced risk for hypertension seen for sugar restriction in first three years after conception
