Cardiology
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Telemedicine Use Increased Considerably During COVID-19
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Telemedicine use increased considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic, with lower use in communities with higher rates of poverty, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs. Sadiq Y. Patel, Ph.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined variation in total outpatient visits...
T2DM Associated With Premature Heart Disease in Women
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women younger than 55 years with type 2 diabetes have a 10-fold greater risk for having coronary heart disease (CHD) over the next two decades, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA Cardiology. Sagar B. Dugani, M.D., Ph.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota,...
Coronary Artery Calcification Risk Up With Gestational Diabetes
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women with a history of gestational diabetes (GD) have an increased risk for coronary artery calcification (CAC) across all subsequent levels of glucose tolerance, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Circulation. Erica P. Gunderson, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, and colleagues...
U.S. Drug Prices 256 Percent Higher Than in 32 OECD Countries
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In 2018, prices for drugs in the United States were 256 percent higher than those in 32 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) comparison countries, according to a report published online Jan. 28 by the RAND Corporation. Andrew W. Mulcahy, Ph.D., from the RAND Corporation in Santa...
Biden Signs Orders to Expand Health Care Access
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order to reopen enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces and also signed other health-related orders. Those orders include protecting reproductive rights, expanding access to abortion, and overturning the Trump administration’s restrictions on the use of taxpayer dollars...
Many Adults Do Not See Link Between Racism, Poorer Health
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Less than half of U.S. adults see a connection between systemic racism and poorer health outcomes, according to a report released Jan. 13 by the RAND Corporation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Katherine Grace Carman, from the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, and colleagues are conducting...
CDC: Most Teens Do Not Meet Recommended Fruit, Veggie Intake
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nationally, 7.1 and 2.0 percent of students met the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake, respectively, in 2017, according to research published in the Jan. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Samantha J....
Adults Delaying Even Emergency Care During COVID-19
FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of Americans are concerned about going to medical appointments even for an emergency when COVID-19 rates are high in their area, according to the results of a survey released Jan. 12 by the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. An online survey of 2,043 U.S. adults was...
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