COVID-19 affected life expectancy around the world. In the U.S. life expectancy losses were much larger for Hispanic and Black males in the U.S. compared with their White counterparts, according to new research published ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Older adults who participate weekly in many different types of leisure time activities, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis, may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death ...
Aug 24, 2022
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In a large, diverse study of nearly 7,000 U.S. adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and colleagues describe the impact of common social disparities that are often linked to race and ethnicity, such as a person's neighborhood, ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer increases the risk of cardiovascular disease-related death especially in older men, according to a population study involving more than 13,000 patients.
Jul 27, 2022
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Treatment advances have improved the survival of individuals with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)—a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system—but therapies can increase patients' risk of developing heart problems. A recent ...
Jul 25, 2022
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We're all told time and again just how important it is to exercise for good health. But with our busy schedules, finding the time to work out is often easier said than done. For many of us, the weekend is the only time we ...
Jul 21, 2022
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While it's well-established that Black adults experience a disproportionately high burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease in comparison to white adults in the United States, few gender-based analyses of recent ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Most of us know our risk of heart disease increases as we age, and it's more common in men. But are you aware the risk of heart disease, and of death from heart disease, is greater if you're Indigenous or of low socioeconomic ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Heart failure patients experiencing grief or in mourning following the loss of a close family member are at an increased risk of death, particularly during the first week following the family member's death, according to ...
Jul 6, 2022
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At least one in three adults in Singapore suffers from high blood pressure (BP)—the most common medical condition managed in the nation's polyclinics, and the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death globally. ...
Jul 1, 2022
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