Source: Letter | Letter Project | Stanford Medicine
It took less than 30 minutes to prepare my advance directives along with a letter to my doctor. I have to get the document signed and witnessed but I’m pretty much done. Don’t delay, do this today.
Author: SupremeCmdr
Lower microstructural integrity of brain white matter is related to higher mortality
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that impairments in cerebral white matter, even at early stages, are not limited to adverse brain outcomes and they are related to mortality, especially from cardiovascular causes.
Source: Lower microstructural integrity of brain white matter is related to higher mortality
Long-Term Outcomes of the Ross Procedure versus Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement: Propensity-Matched Cohort Study – Circulation
Conclusions -Long-term survival and freedom from re-intervention were comparable between the Ross procedure and mechanical AVR. However, the Ross procedure was associated with improved freedom from cardiac and valve-related mortality as well as a significant reduction in the incidence of stroke and major bleeding. In specialized centers, the Ross procedure represents an excellent option and should be considered for young and middle-aged adults undergoing AVR.
What’s a Ross procedure?
Suicide Rates and Methods in Active Duty Military Personnel, 2005 to 2011: A Cohort Study Rates and Predictors of Violent Suicide Within the Military – Annals of Internal Medicine
Blood Pressure and Complications in DM2 and no Previous CVD – The BMJ
Conclusions: Lower systolic blood pressure than currently recommended is associated with significantly lower risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. The association between low blood pressure and increased mortality could be due to concomitant disease rather than anti-hypertensive treatment.
MetLife – Job cuts on the way – Seeking Alpha
There’s a lot of moving parts, but the bottom line for life insurers in this low interest rate environment is they just can’t earn enough money to meet the
Source: MetLife tumbles after results; job cuts on the way – MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) | Seeking Alpha
The Ole’ Bead in the Nose — Brown Emergency Medicine
On my community hospital rotation in Newport, I finally got to see my first Bead-In-The-Hole — and I’d like to share my experiences.
Source: The Ole’ Bead in the Nose — Brown Emergency Medicine
Stronger Muscles, Longer Life – OU Medicine
Over a 15-year period, older adults who regularly strength trained were 45% less likely to die than those who didn’t. In fact, their risk of death from heart disease was 41% lower. From cancer, it was 19% less. This link remained ever after the researchers considered the influence of other factors, such as age, overall health, and smoking status.
Source: Stronger Muscles, Longer Life
I’ve known about the benefits of strength training for some time. I try to build in resistance training 2x a week. Some weeks are better than others but for the most part I’ve been fairly compliant for over ten years. After reading this article I’m more motivated.
See you at the gym later.
Claims For Medical Help With Opioid Abuse Jump Sharply – NPR
Insurance claims for medical services related to opioid dependence rose more than 3,000 percent between 2007 and 2014, a study finds, suggesting that opioid problems have gone mainstream.
Source: Claims For Medical Help With Opioid Abuse Jump Sharply : Shots – Health News : NPR
Larry The Lobster, Saved From Stockpot, Dies In Styrofoam Instead – NPR
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Animal activists had teamed up to save a 15-pound lobster, at least 60 years old, from being dinner. They shipped him to a Maine aquarium — but the story doesn’t have a happy ending.
Source: Larry The Lobster, Saved From Stockpot, Dies In Styrofoam Instead : The Two-Way : NPR
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