Cardiology
Factors ID'd for Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For nursing home residents with COVID-19, the odds of 30-day mortality are increased with older age, male sex, and impaired cognitive and physical function, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Orestis A. Panagiotou, M.D., Ph.D., from the Brown University School of Public...
USDA, HHS Update Dietary Guidelines for Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, published jointly by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS), updated recommendations are presented for healthy dietary patterns that promote health and prevent disease. Based on current scientific and medical knowledge, the report provides four guidelines that...
E-Cigarettes as Consumer Devices May Not Improve Smoking Cessation
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Electronic cigarettes as consumer products are not associated with smoking cessation in observational studies, according to a review published online Dec. 22 in the American Journal of Public Health. Richard J. Wang, M.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues conducted a systematic review of...
Ongoing Exposure to Stressors Harms Health
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Chronic exposure to stressors leads to an erosion of health, as measured by allostatic load, which is particularly severe among foreign-born Black and Latino individuals, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Brent A. Langellier, Ph.D., from Drexel University in...
Cardiovascular Risk Up With Metabolic Syndrome in Psoriasis
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is prevalent among patients with psoriasis and is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Meron Teklu, from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues examined the...
Inequities Seen in Accessing Telemedicine During COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — During the COVID-19 pandemic period, there have been inequities in accessing telemedicine, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in JAMA Network Open. Lauren A. Eberly, M.D., M.P.H., from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues examined whether inequities are present in telemedicine...
Primary Aldosteronism Testing Rare in Treatment-Resistant HTN
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients with apparent treatment-resistant hypertension are rarely tested for primary aldosteronism, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Jordana B. Cohen, M.D., from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues examined the testing rate for primary aldosteronism and evidence-based hypertension...
Privileged White U.S. Citizens Have Better Health Outcomes
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Privileged White U.S. citizens have better health outcomes than average U.S. citizens for several health outcomes, but health outcomes are not always better than those in other developed countries, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., from the...
Male Sex Is Risk Factor for Increased Mortality in COVID-19
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Risk factors for mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 include male sex, hypertension and diabetes with chronic complications, and obesity, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Katherine E. Goodman, J.D., Ph.D., from The University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, and...
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