Preventive Care
News
Milk bad, cheese not? Dairy products tied to different CVD risks
“There is a growing literature indicating that cheese might be linked to reduced cardiovascular risk, but if this is a causal effect, or if cheese...
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Wake-up call on sleep and cardiovascular health
“Our study is the first to show that sleep metrics add independent predictive value for CVD events over and above the original seven...
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Less than 6 hours of sleep a night linked to serious, chronic illness
Chronic health problems can interrupt sleep. “Which is the chicken, and which is the egg?”
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More data suggest preexisting statin use improves COVID outcomes
The researchers saw lower mortality and clinical severity among statin users.
Conference Coverage
Pregnancy termination counseling for lung disease requires new caution
“If the advice is interpreted as aiding and abetting an elective abortion, it is a felony offense in some states.”
News
Rapid point-of-care test could help avoid inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
A 10-minute fingerstick test failed to receive FDA clearance but has been okayed for sale outside the United States.
News
Apixaban outmatches rivaroxaban in patients with AFib and valvular heart disease
Compared with rivaroxaban, patients who received apixaban had a 43% reduced risk of stroke or embolism.
News
No effect of diet on dementia risk?
“We did not find a link in our study, which had a long follow-up period, included younger participants than some other studies and did not require...
News
You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?
“I spoke to him on many occasions about the dangers of COVID, but he just didn’t believe me.”
Opinion
The marked contrast in pandemic outcomes between Japan and the United States
Over time Japan has the least cumulative deaths per capita of any major country in the world.