Preventive Care
Feature
Politics or protection? What’s behind the push for boosters?
Two high-level FDA officials have abruptly resigned amid reports that they were angry that the Biden administration was making decisions that...
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Breakthrough infections twice as likely to be asymptomatic
New research found that of 1.2 million adults who received at least one dose of either the Pfizer, Moderna, or AstraZeneca vaccine, fewer than 0.5...
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Vitamin D pills do not alter kidney function in prediabetes
A subgroup analysis suggests Vitamin D supplements could have a beneficial effect on kidney health.
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Increased stroke risk linked with excess sitting in those under 60
Study highlights need for public health messaging directed at younger adults to be less sedentary.
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Tackle obesity to drop risk for secondary cardiac event
‘It seems that obesity is not considered by physicians as a serious medical problem, which requires attention’ to lower risk for a secondary...
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Plant-based lignan intake linked to lower CHD risk
Long-term consumption of lignans, polyphenols produced by plants, was associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in this prospective...
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Midodrine reduces fainting in young patients
The absolute risk reduction for vasovagal syncope was 19 percentage points in a new study.
Feature
Diabetes drug’s new weight-loss indication fuels cost-benefit debate
Health plans’ coverage of semaglutide, branded as Wegovy – which has a $1,300-a-month price tag – is not a sure thing.
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Modest calorie reduction plus exercise linked with improved vascular health
It’s “not entirely clear” why greater calorie restriction did not translate to greater vascular benefit, noted the lead author of the paper.
Conference Coverage
Inflammatory diet is linked to dementia
Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort analysis reveals ties to all-cause dementia, but not Alzheimer’s dementia.
Opinion
Obesity treatment in mental illness: Is semaglutide a game changer?
Maybe it’s time for psychiatrists to prescribe medications that prevent weight gain, Dr. Dinah Miller says.