Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
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Hearts from donors who used illicit drugs or overdosed safe for transplant, cuts wait time
Research Highlights:
- Tragically, the opioid epidemic has led to an increase in accidental and premature deaths, which has also increased the number of hearts available for potential organ donation.
- Receiving a heart from a donor who used illicit drugs does not impact the recipient’s […]
Heart failure diagnoses may be missed in a primary care setting for women, Black adults
Research Highlights:
- An analysis of nearly one million patients found that many heart failure diagnoses may be missed in a primary care setting. Women, Black adults and individuals with low net worth had higher heart failure diagnosis rates in an acute care setting […]
New statement provides path to include ethnicity, ancestry, race in genomic research
Statement Highlights:
- Historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups and Indigenous peoples have significant cardiovascular health inequities, and these groups are underrepresented in genetic and genomic research.
- Almost 80% of participants in genomic research are of European ancestry, yet this group makes up just 16% […]
Two types of blood pressure meds prevent heart events equally, but side effects differ
Research Highlights:
- In an analysis of almost 3 million patients taking a single high blood pressure medication for the first time, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were as good as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors at preventing cardiovascular events linked to hypertension, including heart attack, […]
Is There a Screening Test for Lung Cancer?
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Step It Up! | NIH News in Health
Get Active for Your Health
It’s easy to sit more than you should. Many people sit at desks during the day, where we’re inactive for long periods of time. Moving more and sitting less can have […]
Breastfeeding, even for a few days, linked to lower blood pressure in early childhood
Research Highlights:
- Babies who were breastfed, even for a few days, had lower blood pressure at 3 years of age than children who had never been breastfed.
- Toddlers who had been breastfed had lower blood pressure regardless of their body mass index or their […]
Increased physical activity after ICD implantation linked to less hospitalization, death
Research Highlights:
- Small increases in daily physical activity after receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) were associated with decreases in hospitalizations and deaths among adults over age 65 with heart failure.
- For every 10 minutes a day of increased physical activity, there was a […]
