Preventive Medicine News

Recent findings published in JAMA Network Open validate a blood test that uses biomarkers to determine the severity of a traumatic brain injury and whether a CT scan is warranted.

Study participants who were randomly assigned to receive cocoa flavanol supplementation had a 27% lower risk for cardiovascular death than those assigned to placebo, according to data published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Almost 16 million Americans who enrolled in Medicaid during the public health emergency could lose coverage when the emergency declaration ends if it expires after the third quarter of 2022.

Older adults can reduce their risk for all-cause mortality if they walk about 6,000 to 8,000 steps per day, according to findings published in The Lancet Public Health.

The expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed patients to remain in treatment for opioid use disorder, according to findings published in the Journal of Rural Mental Health.

Women with preeclampsia reported that they were inadequately educated on the symptoms and long-term risks associated with the condition and said their clinicians largely did not address its mental health impacts.

An increase in take-home doses of opioid agonist therapy early in the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with lower rates of treatment interruption and did not increase the risk for opioid-related overdoses, according to a recent study.

A lipid profiling blood test may predict the risk for type 2 diabetes and CVD years in advance, according to findings published in PLOS Biology.

A safety training program for antibiotic stewardship was associated with reductions in antibiotic use and urine culture collection in long-term care facilities, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

E-cigarette use was associated with greater odds for prediabetes among U.S. adults, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Health.