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
Can Just Minutes of Daily Activity Prolong Life? Benefits included all-cause, heart, and cancer-related mortality risk reduction Dec 08, 2022
Should We Change Target Blood Pressure? Harlan Krumholz, MD, reviews cardiovascular studies and proposes ways to rethink patient outcomes Dec 07, 2022 video
Is Red Meat Consumption Bad for You? Not on the basis of increased dietary saturated fat, the Skeptical Cardiologist finds Dec 03, 2022
Vitamin D Ruled Out as Solution to Statin Intolerance Muscle complaints not reduced with daily supplementation in VITAL substudy Nov 23, 2022
Combo Treatment Could Delay Kidney Failure for Years in Nondiabetic CKD Big benefits projected with SGLT2/RAAS inhibitor combination therapy Nov 23, 2022
Primary Care Visits Prior to Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Lower Mortality Most benefit with annual visits, but even some use linked to better outcomes Nov 16, 2022
Low-Dose 'Quadpill' Reduces High Blood Pressure Significantly lower diastolic blood pressure at 12 weeks, U.S.-based study showed Nov 09, 2022
Strong Showing for Novel BP-Lowering Drugs in Resistant Hypertension Aprocitentan targets the endothelin pathway, whereas baxdrostat blocks aldosterone production Nov 09, 2022
Lucky to Be Scoped My screening colonoscopy went really well, but how many people don't get the chance to have one? Nov 07, 2022
Study Refutes Heart Health Claims of Dietary Supplements LDL cholesterol reductions with cinnamon, garlic, and others not on par with statin Nov 06, 2022
The USPSTF Process Is in Jeopardy A recent U.S. District Court ruling challenges the legitimacy of all task force recommendations Nov 02, 2022
USPSTF: No Hormone Therapy to Prevent Chronic Conditions After Menopause Updated recommendation applies to oral or transdermal delivery Nov 01, 2022
Intensive Patient Education Primes Care-Seeking Attitudes for Acute MI Can education help reduce prehospital delays in heart attack care? Oct 28, 2022
Sleeping 5 Hours or Less Raises Risk of Multiple Chronic Diseases Risk emerged in midlife and persisted at older ages Oct 19, 2022
Getting Patients on Board With Lifestyle Changes Elizabeth Simkus, DNP, champions patient empowerment and preventive medicine Oct 19, 2022 video
