Circulation

JANUARY 24, 2024

The AHA strives to further understand and help heal health problems inflicted by structural racism, a public health crisis that can significantly damage physical and mental health and perpetuate disparities in access to health care, education, income, housing, and several other factors vital to healthy lives.

Heart Disease 81

Heart Disease Stroke Strokes Peripheral Arterial Disease 81

Cardiology Update

JANUARY 24, 2024

Growing Global Burden of Cardiometabolic Risks: The 2023 World Obesity Atlas projects a significant rise in global overweight and obesity levels by 2035, leading to a surge in diabetes cases. The findings have significant implications for clinical and public health practice and research.

Cardiovascular Disease 119

Cardiovascular Disease Research Blood Pressure Public Health 119

DAIC

MARCH 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved an additional indication for Wegovy ( semaglutide ) to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and with either obesity or overweight along with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.

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Obesity Heart Disease Heart attacks Heart Attack 111

DAIC

AUGUST 15, 2024

13, 2024 – The traditional lipid panel may not give the full picture of cholesterol-related heart disease risk for many Americans, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and published in JAMA Cardiology. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern. Ann Marie Navar, M.D., population.

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Heart Disease Research Cholesterol Public Health 105