Preventive Medicine News

As of April 1, about 80 million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been reported in the U.S., according to the CDC. Among them are rising incidences of long COVID, a condition that is still not completely understood by clinicians.

Researchers identified significant U-shaped associations between sleep duration and cardiovascular mortality, 10-year atherosclerotic CVD risk and C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation.

There is overwhelming evidence demonstrating the impact that food has on health, according to a report from the Center for Food as Medicine and the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center.

This year’s Main Residency Match saw a record-high number of positions offered in primary care, according to the National Resident Matching Program.

WHO updated its air quality database to include ground measurements of annual mean concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, as well as measurements of particulate matter with diameters equal to or smaller than 10 m or 2.5 m.

The investigational oral antiviral molnupiravir eliminated actively infectious SARS-CoV-2, improved self-reported outcomes and benefited immunocompromised patients with COVID-19, according to three separate analyses of the MOVe-OUT study.

Adolescents who reported multiple symptoms of severe substance use disorder were more likely to report these symptoms in adulthood, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The COVID-19 pandemic reduced the world’s life expectancy by about 2 years, according to recent estimates published in Population and Development Review.

Over the past 2 decades, the cost of dental care increased about 30% per person in the United States, according to a recent perspective in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Higher fiber intake, specifically cereal fiber, was associated with lower levels of inflammation and a reduced risk for CVD in older adults, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.