smoking
smoking
03/18/2020
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule requiring new health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertisements.
03/18/2020
Screening
Screening
03/17/2020
The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a new draft recommendation on screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in adults.
03/17/2020
Nutrition
Nutrition
03/05/2020
In a recent study, researchers investigated the association between egg consumption and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
03/05/2020
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure
02/27/2020
Prior short-term studies may have underestimated the effects of reduced dietary sodium intake on blood pressure, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis of 133 studies that had included more...
02/27/2020
Screening
Screening
02/26/2020
To update its 2014 recommendation, the US Preventive Services Task Force commissioned a review of evidence on the screening for cognitive impairment, including mild cognitive impairment and mild to moderate...
02/26/2020
Hypertension
Hypertension
02/18/2020
The results of a recent study challenge current recommendations for first-line hypertension therapies.
02/18/2020
Immunizations
Immunizations
02/04/2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices has released the 2020 recommended immunization schedule for adults.
02/04/2020
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
01/27/2020
Researchers investigated the effect of shift work on headache, as well as whether the association between shift work and headache could be explained by potential mediators such as perceived stress and poor...
01/27/2020
vaccination
vaccination
01/24/2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has updated guidance regarding the use of the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis...
01/24/2020
Influenza
Influenza
01/13/2020
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly half of the flu-related hospitalizations during the 2019-2020 influenza season so far have been associated with influenza B infections. ...
01/13/2020