Decrease in mortality, hospitalization rates among elderly
Yearly mortality, hospital stays, and inpatient costs have decreased in Medicare patients.
Yearly mortality, hospital stays, and inpatient costs have decreased in Medicare patients.
More Americans have reported access to affordable health insurance and feel they are in better health since the ACA.
Approximately 70% of Americans with a history of CVD take aspirin regularly.
Clinicians should warn patients about the dangers of sunburn and discourage this new trend.
Standing for five or more hours at work leads to increased muscle fatigue.
The CDC reports that 75% of Americans supporting increasing the legal age for smoking to 21.
The Mississippi Delta region, Appalachia, Virginia, and North Carolina include areas with high rates of colorectal cancer.
People with more than one major health problem have higher mortality than those with just one condition.
Eliminating elevated cholesterol levels, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and smoking can greatly reduce CVD mortality.
Fun at the beach exposes children and adults to a number of hazards—some avoidable, such as sunburn, and some less so.