Disparities in Vision Testing for Adolescents
Decreased vision testing in primary care and in school settings drove an age-related overall decline in vision testing among adolescents, a review of national data showed. Data from 2018-2019 showed that three-fourths of adolescents had a vision test in some setting within the previous 12 months, though testing decreased with age (1.3% per year of […]
Poor Sleep After COVID Hospitalization: Dyspnea Is Part of the Equation
Poor sleep may be traced back to lingering shortness of breath and decreased lung function from prior COVID-19 illness in patients requiring hospitalization, the CircCOVID study found. Approximately half a year following hospitalization for COVID-19, 62% of patients reported that they experienced poor sleep quality, while 53% felt their sleep had gotten worse since leaving […]
SPRINT BP Control Ups cTn; FH & Eating Disorders; Cardiac Death During ‘Avatar 2’
In SPRINT, intensive systolic blood pressure lowering decreased natriuretic peptide levels but increased high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (cTn). (Circulation) The medical community braces for harmful messaging about COVID-19 vaccines after Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, announced plans for another study on their links to myocarditis. (Orlando Sentinel) As an alternative to high-intensity statin […]
Digital and group-based lifestyle counselling to prevent type 2 diabetes shows real-world effectiveness
People’s diet quality improved and their abdominal obesity and insulin resistance decreased in a one-year lifestyle intervention, new findings from the Finnish StopDia study show. Looking at 2,907 Finnish adults with an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes, the study is the first to examine the effects of a group-based lifestyle intervention implemented in primary […]
Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Americans
While suicides by drug or medicine overdose have decreased overall in recent years, new federal data published Wednesday raises flags in regard to several troubling exceptions. Bucking the overall downward trend, intentional overdose deaths increased among teens and young adults ages 15 to 24. Black women and Americans ages 75 to 84 also saw an […]
Can eating alone be bad for your heart?
As women age, their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) exceeds men’s largely because of decreased levels of estrogen that regulate vascular function. As a result, much research is focused on various risk factors. A new study suggests that eating alone may contribute to an increased risk of heart disease in older women. Study results are […]
Novel Blood-Based Test Could Bolster MRI-Based Prostate Cancer Screening
Addition of a novel blood test to MRI-targeted biopsy in prostate cancer screening decreased overdetection while maintaining the ability to detect clinically significant cancer, Swedish researchers reported. They found that use of the test — called Stockholm3 — in a screening setting where MRI and targeted biopsies were used, performed at least as well as […]