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Does worsening metabolic syndrome increase the risk of developing cancer?
Elevated trajectories of metabolic syndrome were associated with an elevated overall cancer risk.
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Many Older Adults Don’t Receive Palliative Care Before Death
Predicting survival can increase the chance of the patient receiving palliative home care.
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Gout Increases the Risk for a Wide Range of Cardiovascular Diseases
This association was more pronounced in women than in men, and gout amplified the risk for CVD in younger individuals to a greater extent.
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Health Gains of Exercise Greater in Women?
The mortality reduction was substantially greater in women than in men for the same amount of regular exercise.
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Adding Antithrombotic to tPA Does Not Improve Stroke Outcome
The Multi-Arm Optimization of Stroke Thrombolysis (MOST) trial was stopped early due to futility.
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Expanded Window of Stroke Thrombectomy With Simpler Imaging
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Hypertension Before Age 35 Tied to Triple Stroke Risk in Midlife
“For Black women specifically, there is a concern, as we know this group has higher rates of raised blood pressure and stroke overall.”
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AHA: Urgent Need To Reduce Maternal Postpartum CVD Risk
Pregnancy complications predispose mothers to heart disease and other long-term complications, including heart failure, stroke, chronic kidney...
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Even Moderate Exposure to Radon Tied to Increased Stroke Risk
Postmenopausal women exposed to high levels of radon had 14% higher stroke risk, according to study.
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Hypertension Before 35 Tied to Triple Stroke Risk in Midlife
Hypertension in young Black women may be linked to increased stroke risk, study says.
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Colchicine May Benefit Patients With Diabetes and Recent MI
After a recent myocardial infarction, daily low-dose colchicine reduces the risk for cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, a...