Smoking-related population-attributable fractions for cancer varied from 8.8 percent to 35.7 percent
CDC: Most Teens Do Not Meet Recommended Fruit, Veggie Intake
Nationally, 7.1 and 2.0 percent of students met U.S. Department of Agriculture recommendations for fruit, vegetable intake in 2017
COVID-19 Outcomes No Worse for Patients on Immunosuppressive Meds
Findings for ventilator use, length of stay, in-hospital mortality similar for those with, without chronic use of immunosuppressant agents
No Evidence Found to Support Discontinuing ACEIs, ARBs in COVID-19
Mean number of days alive and out of hospital not significantly different for those discontinuing, continuing meds
Cardiovascular Comorbidity Common in Male Breast Cancer Patients
Of 24 patients, three developed tachyarrhythmias while undergoing treatment; two had decrease in ejection fraction during treatment
Groups Jointly Issue Guidelines for Von Willebrand Disease
ASH, ISTH, NHF, and WFH developed clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, management of von Willebrand disease
Full-Dose Heparin May Aid Moderately Ill COVID-19 Patients
Interim results show improvement in primary end point of need for ventilation, other organ-supportive interventions
Lower Oxygen Target Does Not Cut Deaths in Respiratory Failure
Findings show no difference in mortality for lower-, higher-oxygenation target in adults with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
Metabolic Surgery Effective for Long-Term T2DM Control
37.5 percent of all patients treated with RYGB or BPD maintained diabetes remission throughout a 10-year follow-up
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Does Not Up Stroke Risk in A-Fib
Risk for stroke or systemic embolism not increased with low-to-moderate drinking; no increased risk found for bleeding