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A significantly higher 1-year mortality is seen following procedural myocardial infarction (pMI) and spontaneous MI (spMI) with troponin peak >35x the upper reference level (URL), reports a study. On the other hand, only spMI demonstrates a significant influence on mortality for troponin levels ≤35x.

Increased fruit consumption among middle-aged men and women has been linked to reduced likelihood of depressive symptoms in old age in a large Singapore study.

Among Asian patients with heart failure (HF), those experiencing HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) constitute a substantial burden, according to a Singapore study.

Once-only screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy appears to provide prolonged protection against colorectal cancer (CRC), reducing both incidence and mortality rates for up to 2 decades, according to the updated results of the UK Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Trial (UKFSST).