Use of E-Cigarettes May Hurt Efforts to Quit Smoking
Findings based on a study of patients trying to quit smoking following hospital discharge
Heart Disease, Stroke Less Prevalent Among Foreign-Born
Foreign-born U.S. residents have lower prevalence of heart disease and stroke than U.S.-born adults
mHealth Program Increases Peak VO2 After Cardiac Rehab
Increase in absolute peak VO2 and in minutes of moderate-high physical activity/week
Liquids in E-Cigarettes Are Heterogeneous, Frequently Toxic
The more chemicals in e-liquid, the more toxic it is likely to be; vanillin tied to higher toxicity
Physical, Executive Function Most Affected After Ischemic Stroke
Worse scores in multiple domains tied to lower income, female sex, disability
Social Isolation, Loneliness May Increase AMI, Stroke Risk
Social isolation linked to increased mortality among individuals with history of AMI or stroke
EHR Usability Contributes to Possible Patient Harm Events
Usability challenges mainly occur during order placement and medication administration
Condition Readmission Measures Don’t Reflect Overall Quality
Differ from non-Medicare patients with same conditions, Medicare patients with unreported ones
Impaired LV Response During Exercise in Preterm-Born Adults
With greater exercise intensity, ejection fraction lower in preterm-born than term-born young adults
Complete Genome Sequence Can Be ID’d From Amniotic Fluid
Concordance of variant calls between cellular, cell-free DNA, with parental libraries >96 percent
