Barriers to obesity prevention and treatment, including limited access to healthy foods, limited time for meal preparation and exercise, neighborhood factors, weight stigma, and financial barriers, are more likely to affect people in low-income communities, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in Circulation. Source link
A streamlined, nurse-led response to hospitalized patients experiencing acute stroke at the Texas Academic Medical Center improved the time from discovery of symptoms to imaging and treatment, which is associated with improved outcomes. Source link
When it comes to heart health, prevention still has the greatest returns, according to Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, cardiovascular medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Taking steps now – no matter how small – offers far greater benefits than managing heart disease later. Fortunately, there are many practical, sustainable ways to reduce your risk, even if heart…
It is well known that obesity commonly causes inflammation and dysfunction of adipose tissue which increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Source link
A new study from UCLA shows that a widely used federal hospital safety metric is fundamentally flawed when applied to emergency stroke care, potentially creating incentives that could discourage hospitals from performing lifesaving procedures for the sickest patients. Source link
The measles outbreak in South Carolina has become one of the worst in the US, with state health officials confirming 99 new cases over the past three days. Source link
A new national study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences shows that male pharmacists and female pharmacy technicians face a significantly higher risk of suicide than their counterparts in the general population. Source link
Flinders University researchers warn that up to 75% of Australian women express concerns about their body image after giving birth, with many women feeling intense pressure to “return” to their pre-pregnancy shape, a pressure that may even trigger eating disorders for the first time. Source link
A new database targeting chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) – a long-ignored condition that can begin in childhood – is poised to help researchers discover why millions of women and girls around the world suffer from infections that defy treatment and elude microbiologists. Source link
The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health – alterations in the mother’s immune system have been linked to increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Source link
