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Mobile health technology can potentially improve overall cardiovascular disease risk

Some Evidence Mobile Health Interventions Can Lower CVD Risk

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mHealth programs generally improve overall cardiovascular disease risk, at least in the short term
From 1999 to 2016 there was a significant increase in suicide rates across 44 states

1999 to 2016 Saw Increase in Suicide Rates Across Most States

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Significant increases in rates in 44 states, with increases of more than 30 percent in 25 states
National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers are endorsing the goal of eliminating cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) through HPV vaccination and evidence-based cancer screening

NCI Cancer Centers Endorse Goal of Eliminating HPV Cancers

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HPV vaccine, screening offer opportunity to prevent 12,000 cervical CAs, 40,000 HPV-linked CAs/year
Early endovenous ablation of superficial venous reflux results in faster healing of venous leg ulcers and more time free from ulcers

Compression + Early Ablation Tied to Faster Leg Ulcer Healing

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Median time to healing with early endovenous ablation was 56 days vs. 82 with deferred ablation
Active participation in intellectual activities among adults aged 65 years or older is associated with reduced risk of dementia

Intellectual Activities in Later Life May Cut Dementia Risk

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Reduced risk of dementia for older Chinese adults actively participating in intellectual activities
Individuals with diagnosed diabetes have more rapid kidney function decline than those without diabetes

More Rapid Decline in Kidney Function for Diagnosed Diabetes

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Much steeper decline in adjusted mean eGFR for those with diagnosed diabetes versus those without
For gay and bisexual men

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Linked to Drop in Condom Use

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Findings among gay and bisexual men in Melbourne and Sydney from 2013 to 2017

Digestive Disease Week, June 2-5

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Digestive Disease Week 2018 The Digestive Disease Week annual meeting sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological...
Under the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association hypertension guidelines

Under New Guidelines, More Stroke Survivors With HTN Dx

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Also, more are not within recommended BP target compared with Joint National Committee report
The American Academy of Family Physicians has joined 40 public health and medical associations in favor of a proposed update to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's cigarette product standards to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.

AAFP Joins Call on FDA to Reduce Nicotine Content in Cigarettes

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AAFP and other signatories also call on FDA to apply the proposal to other combustible tobacco products