Researchers stressed that clinicians have an opportunity to improve their machine learning models by providing data on specific social and environmental factors. 

Yes, researchers confirmed, providing supplements to patients with a vitamin D deficiency can improve their risk of death—and even their risk of a heart attack. 

A new analysis reveals that acute MI and ischemic stroke are a part of the clinical landscape of COVID-19 and highlights the need for vaccination against the virus.

The news is part of Philip Morris International's mission to move into other areas, including healthcare. 

“Our study demonstrates that a centrally guided and well-designed healthcare policy may have a real and substantial impact on a patient’s prognosis over a relatively short period of time,” researchers said.

The benefit may be even more significant if the individual also eats plenty of fiber.

The team hopes its findings, published in Advanced Functional Materials, could lead to significant improvements in patient care.

“Hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction and stroke declined nationwide among adults during the early COVID-19 period, suggesting some patients did not receive timely care for these emergencies,” researchers said.  

Women have long been underrepresented in clinical trials related to cardiovascular health. What can researchers do to reverse that trend? 

Black patients from underserved communities are 19% more likely to die after an acute myocardial infarction than white patients from the same region.