All articles tagged with #preventive care
AHA/ACC CKM syndrome guidelines recast metabolic risk as a stage-based, cross-organ issue (heart, kidney, metabolism) to detect and treat early with proactive testing, collaborative care, and preventive, personalized strategies, including GLP-1 and SGLT2 therapies and AI-driven nutrition support.
Harvard Health Publishing explains that high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) testing can detect chronic inflammation linked to heart disease, potentially identifying risk in people without traditional factors. Some guidelines (ACC) are moving toward routine hsCRP screening to guide early prevention, including decisions about statin therapy and lifestyle changes. However CRP is non-specific, so results must be interpreted alongside overall risk factors and clinical judgment.
A health piece lists 10 common daily habits that can shorten lifespan: skipping preventive care, poor social connections, aging-related medication issues, lack of regular exercise, smoking, unhealthy diet, insufficient sleep, unmanaged stress, and inadequate planning for future health and finances. It stresses practical steps like staying up to date with screenings and vaccines, maintaining social ties, regularly reviewing medications, aiming for at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, following a Mediterranean-style diet, getting 7–9 hours of sleep, managing stress, and planning for the later chapters of life.
Black American women are increasingly flying to Seoul for comprehensive, one-day preventive health exams that offer same-day imaging, broad diagnostic panels, and a patient-centered experience at a lower cost than typical U.S. care. The trips spotlight gaps in U.S. care—delays in diagnosis, bias, and inequities—while yielding findings like fibroids or hypertension and a sense of inclusive, respectful treatment. Although affordable compared with U.S. care and often under $600 per exam, this form of medical tourism remains accessible only to those with means and flexible schedules, with many planning to continue overseas checkups.
Neko Health, Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup, is raising $700 million to bring AI-driven full-body scans and blood tests to the US, starting in New York this year with rapid expansion planned; eight clinics operate in the UK and Sweden, waitlists are long, and European prices are around £299 or 2,750 SEK; US pricing has not been disclosed. New investors include will.i.am, Maria Sharapova, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, and Thierry Henry, with the round boosting the company’s estimated value to about $7 billion per reports.
A longevity-focused physician analyzes Bryan Johnson’s autoimmune gastritis diagnosis, clarifying that the condition is a gradual autoimmune attack on the stomach lining rather than the dramatic self-diagnosis Johnson described. She emphasizes that longevity isn’t achieved through extreme protocols but through evidence-based, accessible habits: resistance training, regular cardio, adequate sleep, high-fiber diet, stress management, strong relationships, and consistent preventive care—practices that support long, healthy lives for most people.
Men die younger than women due to a mix of biology and behavior—greater cardiovascular risk, later healthcare seeking, and social isolation—so regular checkups, screenings, and proactive health habits can narrow the gap.
June is Men’s Health Month, and doctors urge men to establish regular care and stay up to date with screenings for diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, colon and skin cancer, plus monthly self-exams for testicular cancer; colon cancer screening now starts at 45 and prostate screening around 50 depending on history. The story of a Utah runner who learned he had cancer after a hip injury illustrates how early detection can save lives.
TRICARE outlines the range of men’s preventive services it covers, including cancer screenings for prostate and testicular cancer, mental health resources, sexual health services (including vasectomies), and sterilization reversal when medically necessary, encouraging men to schedule routine check-ups.
A study found four 60-second bursts of exercise—“exercise snacks”—throughout the day improved blood sugar control in people with Type 2 diabetes, suggesting that just four minutes of activity daily can help stabilize glucose.
Seniors often receive tests and treatments that offer little benefit and can cause harm or waste, per USPSTF, the American Geriatrics Society, and Choosing Wisely. The article highlights seven examples (colonoscopies after 75, PSA testing after 70, mammograms after 75, Pap smears after 65, antibiotics for asymptomatic UTIs, removal of actinic keratoses, and long‑term levothyroxine for subclinical hypothyroidism) and urges patients to ask two questions before any test: what happens if we skip it, and is the benefit worth the risk at my age, while noting Medicare costs and the need for personalized decisions.
A joint study with Chung-Ang University shows biosignals from the Galaxy Watch6, analyzed with an AI algorithm, can predict vasovagal syncope up to five minutes before onset with 84.6% accuracy (90% sensitivity, 64% specificity) in 132 patients, marking the first evidence that a commercial smartwatch can enable early, preventive warning and publishing findings in European Heart Journal – Digital Health.
TRICARE covers no-cost well-child visits for children from birth to age six, including newborn care, growth and development checks, screenings, and age-appropriate vaccines per CDC; visits follow a schedule from birth through early childhood, with frequent checkups in the first years; care is delivered by pediatricians or family doctors, with Prime requiring a primary care manager and Select allowing TRICARE-authenticated providers; the goal is preventive care and early detection of health issues.
A Globe and Mail report indicates a new study suggesting that taking a daily multivitamin could slow the rate at which cells age, offering potential but preliminary evidence for micronutrient supplementation in aging.
Some new parents are avoiding routine newborn preventive care, including vaccines, in favor of “natural” living, a shift doctors say risks preventable illnesses and delays in essential well-child checks and screenings.