WHO launches 2026 global initiative to bridge the schizophrenia mortality gap
1. The World Health Organization has launched a global initiative to reduce the 15-to-20-year mortality gap for individuals with schizophrenia ...
Tag: cardiovascular disease
Replacing sedentary time with physical activity may lower risk of all-cause mortality
1. In this prospective cohort, individuals with greater periods of sedentary time have increased risks of all-cause mortality and mortality ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind February 23, 2026
ADHD and adherence to antihypertensive medication treatment: a multinational cohort study 1. Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are more likely to ...
Patients with gastric cancer may be at higher risk of cardiovascular death
1. In this cohort of patients with gastric cancer, there was a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular death compared with ...
Longer bouts of exercise may be associated with decreased mortality and cardiovascular disease
1. In this prospective cohort study, cumulative all-cause mortality and risk for cardiovascular disease were lower among adults who accumulated ...
An absence of cardiovascular risk factors is linked to over ten additional healthy years
1. In this large global cohort study, individuals aged 50 without five major cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, abnormal body ...
Intensive systolic blood pressure targets may be cost-effective across most measurement error possibilities
1. In this microsimulation model of patients with high cardiovascular risk, an intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) target of <120 ...
Merck’s Winrevair: Pulmonary arterial hypertension drug shows success ahead of schedule
Strong positive interim data from an earlier Phase 3 trial has led to early cessation of Merck’s pulmonary arterial hypertension ...
Novo Nordisk’s Rybelsus demonstrates reduction in cardiovascular events for patients with Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Rybelsus in combination with standard T2DM therapy reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events by 14% in patients with diabetes ...
High cardiovascular disease mortality among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults
1. In this cross-sectional study, researchers found that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) adults aged 35 years or older ...
