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Lung Cancer Screening Beneficial to Age 80 for Candidates Fit for Surgery
In patients treated with surgery, survival rates were comparable for those aged 75 to 80 years and for younger patients
Voice-Based AI Enables Collection of BP Measurements at Home
Intervention resulted in a 17 percent absolute improvement in closing BP gaps, increased MA Star performance
Mortality Rates From Hypertensive Renal Disease Increased From 1999 to 2023
Highest death rates for hypertensive renal disease were seen among Black individuals; rates also up for Hispanics
Salt Substitutes Infrequently Used by U.S. Adults
Usage highest at 3.6 to 10.5 percent in those with treated, controlled hypertension and <5.6 percent for untreated, normotensive adults
Environmental Benefit Seen With GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Heart Failure
Heart failure event-related greenhouse gas emissions estimated at 9.45 and 9.70 kg CO2e per patient per year for GLP-1 RA and placebo users, respectively
Older Age, Lower Fitness Linked to Atrial Ectopic Burden
Older age was also an independent risk factor for ventricular ectopic burden; lower eGFR linked to high AEB, VEB
Diabetes Risk Commonly Clustered Within Households
Health systems can use electronic health record data to target households rather than just individuals, authors say
Opportunistic Community Screening IDs Uncontrolled Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Overall, 68.9 percent of participants who underwent screening at health stations had uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors
Three Healthy Dietary Patterns Lower Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Across Ethnicities
No significant heterogeneity seen across ethnic groups, nor evidence of small-study bias
Lifestyle Interventions Improve Cognition for At-Risk Older Adults
Significantly greater benefit on global cognition seen for structured versus self-guided intervention over two years
