Bariatric surgery can help obese patients lower their risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis published in European Heart Journal.

Telehealth follow-up appointments can boost care for heart failure (HF) patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association

The first large-scale trial to test the long-term effects of a cocoa flavanol supplement to prevent cardiovascular disease offers promising signals that cocoa flavanols could have protective cardiovascular effects. In papers published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a team led by Howard Sesso, ScD, MPH, and JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, both of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, unpacks the main outcomes of the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), a randomized, placebo-controlled trial that tested a cocoa flavanol supplement and a multivitamin in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. While neither supplement significantly reduced the primary outcome of total cardiovascular events, people randomized to receive the cocoa flavanol supplement had a 27 percent lower rate of cardiovascular death, a pre-specified secondary endpoint.

Just 76% of heart attack patients with Dyspnea or fatigue as their main symptom are alive at one year compared to 94% of those with chest pain as the predominant feature. That's the finding of research presented today at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Among young and middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, a substantial rise in blood pressure upon standing may identify those with a higher risk of serious cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journal Hypertension.

The diet, which is rich in berries, fish and rapeseed oil, could help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

An intervention involving physiologically focused CPR training in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) failed to significantly improve survival outcomes, a randomized trial found.

In patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction, those with frailty had elevated risk for poor outcomes but less likelihood of being on optimal guideline-directed medical therapy, according to new data from the GUIDE-IT trial.

A new artificial intelligence tool can detect heart disease on cardiovascular MRI scans in seconds with equal or superior precision as clinicians.

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed that the link between 'bad' cholesterol (LDL-C) and poor health outcomes, such as heart attack and stroke, may not be as strong as previously thought.

Regular high-intensity interval training (HIIT) improved some markers of cardiovascular health in people at risk of developing heart failure (HF), researchers found.

People diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder may be more susceptible to high-risk heart disorders at a younger age, according to a new study published in the American Heart Association Journal.

Six percent of individuals with prediabetes develop diabetes within one year, according to a study published online March 2 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

A new technique that tracks individual voxels on tau PET scans in patients with Alzheimer's disease appears effective for detecting early signs of the disease, according to a study published March 17 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Iranian nuclear medicine physicians diagnosed COVID-19 in an asymptomatic patient undergoing technetium-99m (Tc-99m) SPECT/CT imaging for prostate cancer, according to a March 15 report in the Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.

Because of perceptual pitfalls, standard colon cancer screenings often miss several colorectal polyps. However, recent advances in AI show they can assist in locating these frequently neglected cases of colorectal neoplasia and thereby help decrease the rate of colorectal cancer cases.

Telehealth accounts for more than one-third of outpatient mental health and substance abuse services two years after COVID-19 began to surge across the U.S., a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Epic Research shows.

Elderly adults who napped at least once a day or more than an hour a day were 40% more likely to develop Alzheimer's than those who did not nap daily or napped less than an hour a day, according to the study published Thursday in Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

People who consume more coffee and fish are less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study from Italy.

Results also indicate that exposure to agricultural chemicals may increase the risk of Parkinson’s.

The study, “Relationships of Nutritional Factors and Agrochemical Exposure with Parkinson’s Disease in the Province of Brescia, Italy,” was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

A new study has found the serious impact of early age drinking and brought out he point that heavy drinking throughout adolescence may increase the chance of developing alcohol-related malignancies, even if drinking stops or declines in middle age. This study was conducted by Julie K. Bassett and her team, the results of which were published in the International Journal of Cancer.

Low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and death from any cause in older people, suggests research published online in the journal Evidence Based Mental Health.

High alcohol use was associated with more severe neurodegeneration and smoking was linked with greater probability of MS diagnosis, according to a U.K. study published in JAMA Network Open.

PET/CT can help predict which patients have better chances of survival after starting treatment for multiple myeloma, according to a study published March 3 in Blood Advances.

Multiple cognitive difficulties, especially problems with memory, are quite common among people in the later stages of Parkinson’s disease, a study in these patients reported.

Findings from a recent meta-analysis showed that metformin use, especially long-term use is tied to a lower risk of neurodegenerative disease (ND) in diabetes patients. However, the researchers add, "owing to a substantial heterogeneity among studies, there is a need for high-quality randomized controlled trials to confirm the finding."

While people who smoke cigarettes are more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, MS patients who are daily alcohol drinkers are more likely to show signs of faster neurodegeneration, a new study highlights.

Health experts characterize mild cognitive impairment (MCI) as a slight decline in mental function that does not limit most everyday activities. It is widely considered a precursor to eventual dementia.

However, a group of researchers from the United States, Canada, and China has uncovered more evidence to refute this.

Their recent analysis suggests that people with higher education may be up to twice as likely to recover from MCI.

People living with neurological or psychiatric conditions may have an increased likelihood of having a second such condition in the future, and their sex influences their risk, according to new research.

Only 20 percent of patients being treated in the hospital for severe stroke received a palliative care consultation, and only 43 percent of patients who died in the hospital met with a palliative care team, according to a new study from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University. Study authors believe more people should be receiving these consultations that outline care options, clarify care preferences and potentially reduce prolonged suffering.

A novel prostate cancer treatment-;225Ac-PSMA-617 radioligand therapy-;has been shown to increase the progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients, according to research published by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Ninety-one percent of patients experienced a greater than 50 percent reduction of their initial PSA (prostate specific antigen) value after treatment with 225Ac-PSMA-617, resulting in a PFS of 22 months and an OS not yet reached at the conclusion of the study.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a public hearing on its emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 exposure at work before it makes the standard permanent, the office said Tuesday morning.

In a major change to debt reporting, three leading credit-reporting agencies said Friday they will no longer include paid medical collection debt on consumer credit reports.

Equifax, Experian and Chicago-based TransUnion said in a statement that joint measures regarding medical debt would remove nearly 70% of medical collection debt from consumer credit reports.

As CEO of an independent, not-for-profit health system in California’s Bay Area, where healthcare giants are many, I am well aware of the assumption that smaller players are at an inherent disadvantage. But my experience tells me the opposite is true.

Smaller, independent systems have unique strengths, like being highly nimble and highly integrated. Not only can these strengths lead to better patient outcomes, they can also be harnessed to fuel innovation faster and support more fulfilling career growth for your employees.

President Joe Biden outlined initial steps on March 17 for the revival of the Cancer Moonshot program, which aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50 percent over the next 25 years and improve the experience of living with and surviving cancer.

Over nine in ten counties boasted a medium- or high-quality health plan as their highest-rated plan on the Affordable Care Act marketplace in 2020, according to a Health Affairs article.

US health committee senators overwhelmingly voted to advance a bill that would lead to a slew of pandemic-related guidances from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The provisions of the bill give regulators authorities and directives to act faster in future public health emergencies.