For patients with atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation reduces the risks for ischemic stroke at more than 30 days, mortality, and heart failure hospitalization, while surgical ablation only reduces ...

Women with cardiovascular disease (CVD) have a substantially higher adiposity-associated risk for breast cancer, according to a study.

Childhood anxiety is associated with 2 types of parental cognition: negative beliefs about child anxiety and negative expectations of this anxiety.

In Florida, adolescent handgun carrying is increasing, while handgun carrying in school, favorable attitudes toward handgun carrying in school, and ease of handgun access are decreasing.

Music therapy plus standard analgesia vs standard care alone reduced pain and anxiety in patients with nontrauma-related pain in the emergency department.

Maternal hypertension is linked to poorer cognitive, language outcomes in preterm 2-year-olds, partly due to early brain abnormalities.

For adults with overweight or obesity, time-restricted eating (TRE) does not lead to significant changes in sleep, mood, or quality of life.

Children with autism who did not receive early intervention for improving developmental outcomes demonstrated more severe symptoms.

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded indirect increases in disease burden for specific causes, including mental health disorders.

Associations between neighborhood characteristics (e.g. air pollution and neighborhood socioeconomic status) and mental health outcomes varied by age.

The annual growth in national health spending is expected to be faster than average gross domestic product (GDP) growth during 2024 to 2033.

Using cannabis for sleep in the past month was associated with worse mental health, more problems from cannabis use, and lower cognitive function.