Apr 5, 2021
Working 55 h/week or more post-MI linked to two-fold increased risk for recurrent event
Don’t put in for overtime after suffering a heart attack among patients with previous myocardial infarction (MI), working longer hours per week was associated with a two-fold increased risk of a second heart attack or other cardiovascular event, according to results of a prospective cohort study from Canada.
Long working hours are a recurrent theme around the globe, with roughly one in five workers worldwide working longer than 48 hours per week, according to the International Labor Office. Previous research documented the link between long work hours and cardiovascular health, with one recent systematic review suggesting that a longer shift was associated with increased rates of coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke, Xavier Trudel, PhD, of the Social and Preventive Medicine Department at Université Laval and CHU de Québec-Laval University Research Center in Québec, Canada,
Vaccination of adults provides cross-protection to unvaccinated individuals | Study
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TAVI Matches SAVR in Older US Patients With Rheumatic Aortic Stenosis
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The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Vaccinating adults appears to protect children as well
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New data from Israel, where health officials moved quickly to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE, suggests that the vaccination of adults also protects unvaccinated people living around them. Roughly one third of Maccabi Healthcare Services (MHS) 1.95 million members – all above the age of 16 – had received at least a single vaccine dose by Jan. 30. In analyzing outcomes in 223 communities, researchers found that as the number of vaccinated adults went up, infection rates among unvaccinat
Vaccinating adults appears to protect children around them; bar opening event linked to 46 COVID-19 cases
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