Cytisinicline Shows Efficacy for Smoking Cessation Improved rates of continuous abstinence after 6 or 12 weeks Jul 11, 2023
PURE Healthy Diet Sees Advantage by Promoting Whole-Fat Dairy for Heart Health New diet score awards consumption of fruit, vegetables, nuts, legumes, fish, and whole-fat dairy Jul 07, 2023
Places With Smoke-Free Laws Have the Best Health Outcomes Less cardiovascular, respiratory system disease seen where there are tobacco control policies Jul 07, 2023
Vitamin D for Cardiovascular Prevention Runs Into Another Wall But D-Health Trial investigators hold out hope supplements may still help selected patients Jun 28, 2023
BMI Alone Falling Out of Favor as a Way to Assess Healthy Weight Tool is still useful, but should be used in concert with other measures, experts suggest Jun 27, 2023
Americans With Heart Disease Less Likely to Use Wearable Devices CVD patients may benefit from the devices, but use is lower than the general population Jun 09, 2023
Trial Shows RA Can Be Stopped at Preclinical Stage Familiar biologic halts progression in high-risk patients with just a few painful joints Jun 01, 2023
Lung Cancer Screening Results Influence Follow-Up Adherence Study suggests groups to target for enhanced outreach to encourage regular screening May 25, 2023
High-Dose Vitamin D3 May Be Protective Against Some Childhood Behavioral Problems Infants given 1,200 IUs daily had less risk of internalizing problems by age 7 May 19, 2023
Masking Yields Small Reduction in COVID Risk, Review Concludes Surgical masks or N95s should still be worn in healthcare settings, urge editorial authors May 15, 2023
AI in Colonoscopy: Disconnect Grows Between Academic, Community Studies Clearly helpful in manufacturers' trials, but not so much in routine practice May 09, 2023
Proposed Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Good, but Not Enough Specifics for older women, Black women, and those with dense breasts are needed May 09, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Seen Lifting Colon Cancer Screening for Low-Income People But not a cure-all in states boosting eligibility May 06, 2023
Exercise Rehab Helpful After Pulmonary Embolism Patients saw improvements in walking, quality of life May 05, 2023
Screen for Latent TB Infection, USPSTF Says Adults at increased risk for tuberculosis should be screened May 02, 2023
Longer Family Meals Are Healthier Meals for Kids Just 10 minutes made a significant difference in how much fruits, veggies were eaten Apr 03, 2023
A Drink or Two a Day Won't Help Prolong Life Updated data debunk the idea of daily low-level drinking as protective Mar 31, 2023
Reversing Prediabetes Alone Doesn't Cut Mortality Risk Reduced risk only seen in physically active patients, Taiwanese study found Mar 28, 2023
How Many Steps a Day Keep the Grim Reaper at Bay? Hitting goal of 8,000 steps or more just 1 to 2 days a week tied to health benefits Mar 28, 2023
Finally, a Potential Therapy to Prevent Long COVID Diabetes drug found to reduce chance of long COVID in clinical trial preprint Mar 21, 2023 video
Sickle Cell Disease Patients Miss Out on Decades of Life What effects might emerging therapies have on real-world survival? Mar 17, 2023
Vascular Events Arguably Related to Too Little Sleep, Not Oversleeping Improving sleep may reduce PAD risk, and vice versa, according to report Mar 16, 2023
Statin Users Show LDL Doesn't Come Close to Telling Whole Story of ASCVD Residual inflammation is important factor of cardiovascular risk Mar 07, 2023
A New Framework for Treating Hypertension Harlan Krumholz, MD, on breaking down the barriers to blood pressure control Mar 06, 2023 video
Bempedoic Acid Proves Clinical Benefits for the Statin-Intolerant Yet the good clinical data are complicated by real-world cost and access problems Mar 04, 2023
Avoiding Just This Dietary Trigger Helps Resolve Eosinophilic Esophagitis Easier alternative to six-food elimination diet shown effective Mar 01, 2023
Daily Thiazide No Help in Preventing Recurrent Kidney Stones Three different dosages of hydrochlorothiazide no better than placebo Mar 01, 2023
Zero-Cal Sweetener Erythritol Disappoints on Cardiovascular Safety Keto-friendly food additive carries unknown long-term health effects Feb 27, 2023
Kids With High Step Count, Less Screen Time See Lower Obesity Risk But study suggests more steps alone may not be enough to offset effects of higher screen use Feb 09, 2023
Phthalates Exposure Tied to Higher Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in White Women But possible selection bias may have negated this risk in women of color, researchers say Feb 08, 2023
Prenatal Screening to Expand to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy USPSTF endorses regular BP checks to flag more than preeclampsia alone Feb 07, 2023
Can High-Dose Vitamin D Prevent Diabetes? While three trials found no net benefit, combining them yielded significant risk reduction Feb 06, 2023
In Knee OA, Exercise Is Helpful ... But Maybe More in Mind Than Body Trial shows little extra benefit from intensive program Jan 23, 2023
Wearable Tech Shows Promise for Predicting IBD Flares App measured heart rate variability metrics in patients with Crohn's, ulcerative colitis Jan 21, 2023
How Many Times Do You Need to Get Out of Your Chair in an Otherwise Sedentary Day? Trial tested walking break doses to counter ill effects of prolonged sitting Jan 12, 2023
Conspiracy Theorists' Cancer Beliefs; HIV Meds and Ethnicity Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium levels and health outcomes Jan 07, 2023 podcast
White House Drug Control Office Focused on Improving Treatment Access Disrupting the illegal drug supply chain also high on the list, says ONDCP director Rahul Gupta Jan 05, 2023
New Guideline: Vaccinations OK With Few Tweaks for Rheum Patients No reason to withhold in vast majority of cases, ACR panel says Jan 05, 2023
No Blaming Common Antihypertensives for Pancreatic Cancer, Study Suggests Some reassurance on widely prescribed dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers Dec 15, 2022
