Category Archives: Cardiovascular

Bray GA, Heisel WE, Afshin A, Jensen MD, Dietz WH, Long M, et al. The science of obesity management: an Endocrine Society scientific statement. Endocr Rev. 2018;39(2):79–132. Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee. 8 obesity and weight management for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes: standards of […]

The study was approved by the Rutgers University Institutional Review Board, and the appropriate data use agreements were in place. Data sources Study subjects were drawn from Medicare insurance claims, a US federal program that provides healthcare to US citizens over 65 years of age. More specifically, we utilized a 50% random sample of Medicare fee-for-service […]

Newswise — Sophia Antipolis, 10 March 2023:  The first evidence that exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) ozone limit is associated with substantial increases in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke is published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Even ozone levels below the WHO maximum were […]

Those who experience long Covid are more likely to battle cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions and face mortality, a new study shows. The study, published last week in JAMA Health Forum, was conducted by researchers at Elevance Health Public Policy Institute. Elevance Health is an insurance provider. The researchers analyzed utilization claims data for 13,435 adults […]