CVD Risk Up Even in Metabolically Healthy Obese Women
Women with metabolically unhealthy normal-weight, overweight, obesity had considerably higher risk
T1DM Self-Management Varies With Adult Developmental Stages
Mean HbA1c levels highest for emerging adults (age 18 to <25) and lowest for older adults (age ≥65)
Recommendations Developed for Improving Women’s Health Care
Recommendations focus on policies to improve health outcomes, including training for clinicians
CDC: Outpatient Rehab Rates Suboptimal for Stroke Survivors
Based on data from four states, in 2015, 35.5 percent of adult stroke survivors used outpatient rehab
Does Higher Protein Intake Up Heart Failure Risk in Men?
Trend toward increased heart failure risk seen with higher intake of animal, plant, total protein
Tighter Alcohol Policies Cut Alcohol-Related Crash Deaths
Consumption-oriented policies effective independent of driver-oriented policies
Genomic Medicine Will Help Shift Cardio Care to Proactive Approach
Within two decades, many patients are likely to undergo routine cardiovascular genomic testing
Elevated HbA1c Usually Leads to Prompt Tx Start, Intensification
Within 6 months of elevated HbA1c, rate of initiation 63 percent, rate of intensification 82 percent
ACS Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening to Start at Age 45
Average-risk adults aged 45+ should undergo high-sensitivity stool-based test, structural exam
Annual Health Care Expenditure Higher for Hypertensive Patients
2.5 times inpatient cost, almost double outpatient cost, and almost triple the prescription meds cost
