University Of Texas Health Science Center

Adequate sleep was associated with a significantly reduced risk for hypertension among adolescents, independent of environmental noise exposure, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Spouses of people with cancer exhibited significantly higher risk for attempted suicide and suicide death than those whose spouses had not been diagnosed with cancer, according to a nationwide cohort study in Denmark.

Periprosthetic joint infection remains one of the most dreaded complications following joint arthroplasty.

A higher-than-expected percentage of women with breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery underwent re-excision within a year, according to retrospective findings published in Annals of Surgical Oncology.

Hispanic patients with systemic sclerosis are more likely to have concurrent systemic lupus erythematosus and U1-RNP positivity, and face greater mortality rates vs. non-Hispanic white patients, according to data.

In adults with hypertension and at least one CHD risk factor followed for up to 23 years, three antihypertensive medications did not differ in CVD mortality, according to long-term results of the ALLHAT trial.

A comprehensive strategy involving shared cardiac PET scans was associated with better CV outcomes compared with standard care in patients with suspected CAD, according to the results of the CENTURY trial.

The number of cancer survivors diagnosed with a new malignancy increased by 15% from 2013 to 2019, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.

In utero exposure to dicyclomine may be associated with increased risk for adult-onset colorectal cancer, results of a retrospective study suggest.

Data suggest transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a balloon-expandable valve is an acceptable and safe treatment for patients with aortic stenosis and cardiogenic shock, researchers reported.