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Obesity Modifies Link Between Birth Weight, Metabolic Phenotypes
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Associations between lower birth weight (BW) and adverse metabolic phenotypes are more pronounced in children with obesity, according to a study published in the July issue...
Adiposity in Adulthood Linked to Adverse Cardiac Structure, Function
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 – Higher adiposity over adulthood is associated with adverse cardiac structure and function, according to a study published online July 16 in the European Heart Journal....
Active Commuters Have Lower Risks for Morbidity, Mortality
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 – Active commuters who cycle or walk to work have lower risks for morbidity and mortality, according to a study published online July 16 in BMJ Public Health. Catherine...
Biking, Walking to Work a Game-Changer for Health
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 – Bicycling to work can vastly improve your health and reduce your risk of death, a new study shows. People who bike commute have a 47% lower overall risk of an early death,...
PREVENT Equations Show Lower ASCVD Risk Than Pooled Cohort Equations
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – The 10-year predicted atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk estimated by the Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equations is about half...
Older Adults More Stressed About Inflation, Hold Off on Health Care
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Financial stress persists even though rising inflation rates have eased, and the group feeling the pinch most acutely is in its peak earning years, a new poll shows. "Our...
Heart Surgery for Older Women Is Often Risky Business, Study Finds
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Older women are more likely than older men to die following heart bypass surgery, possibly due to the quality of the hospitals where they undergo the procedure, a new study...
New Report Calls for More Research on Women's Health Issues
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – A new report finds research is sorely lacking on how chronic illnesses affect women, and it urged government agencies to do more to investigate how these diseases strike...
Sleep Apnea Raises Chances of Heart Disease, Particularly in Young Adults
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 – Sleep apnea is particularly dangerous for the heart health of young adults, even more so than in older folks, a new study warns. The link between sleep apnea and risk...
Osteoarthritis Raises Risk of Other Chronic Health Conditions
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – Osteoarthritis could nearly triple a person’s risk of developing a multitude of other chronic illnesses, a new two-decade study finds. People with osteoarthritis (OA) – w...
Routine ECG Screening May Help to Prevent CVD Events in Adults
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) screening may help to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Internal Medicine....
Almost Half of U.S. Counties Do Not Have Practicing Cardiologist
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – Close to half of U.S. counties do not have a practicing cardiologist, according to a research letter published in the July 16 issue of the Journal of the American College of...
Nearly Half of U.S. Counties Lack Cardiologists Despite High Need
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Where you live plays a vital role in how easy it is to receive care for heart problems. Nearly half of U.S. counties don’t have a practicing cardiologist, and those are p...
Semaglutide Cuts MACE in People With Overweight, Obesity, Regardless of HbA1c
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events, regardless of baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), among people with overweight or obesity and established atherosclerotic...
342 Cardiology Clinics Acquired by Private Equity Firms in 2013 to 2023
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – From 2013 to 2023, 342 cardiology clinics were acquired by private equity firms, with 94.7 percent of the acquisitions occurring between 2021 and 2023, according to a study...
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