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Economic Times
18-06-2025
- Health
- Economic Times
Heart health alert: Daily cannabis use may double risk of deadly cardiac events
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that daily cannabis use nearly doubles the risk of fatal heart events. Analyzing data from over 430,000 adults, the research indicates a 25% increased risk of cardiovascular disease among daily users. Experts emphasize the need for public awareness and further research into cannabis's cardiovascular effects. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A comprehensive new study has found that daily cannabis use may nearly double the risk of dying from heart-related causes, raising significant concerns about the cardiovascular effects of marijuana as its use becomes more widespread. The research, published on June 17, 2025, in the Journal of the American Heart Association , analyzed health data spanning nearly two decades from over 430,000 American study revealed that individuals who use cannabis daily face a 25% increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and are almost twice as likely to suffer fatal heart events compared to non-users. In contrast, occasional cannabis users did not show a significant increase in heart-related risks. These findings emerged from data collected between 1999 and 2018 through the National Health Interview Survey, making it one of the largest studies to examine the long-term cardiovascular effects of marijuana author Dr. Abra Jeffers from Massachusetts General Hospital emphasized the public health implications, stating, 'Our findings suggest that daily cannabis use may have serious cardiovascular consequences. As marijuana becomes more accessible, it's crucial that both the public and healthcare providers are aware of these potential risks.' The study underscores the need for increased awareness, especially as legalization expands and perceptions of cannabis as harmless the exact biological mechanisms remain unclear, previous research indicates that cannabis can elevate heart rate, increase blood pressure, and cause inflammation in blood vessels—all factors that may contribute to cardiovascular disease. Dr. Jeffers cautioned that these physiological effects could explain the heightened risk observed among daily from the American Heart Association have long warned about potential heart risks associated with cannabis, including arrhythmias, heart attacks, and strokes. Dr. Robert Page, a spokesperson for the association, remarked, 'This study is a wake-up call. We need more education and research to understand the full impact of cannabis on cardiovascular health.'As cannabis use grows globally, this landmark study highlights the urgent need for public health messaging and further investigation into how marijuana affects heart health, particularly for those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions or risk factors.
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Heart health alert: Daily cannabis use may double risk of deadly cardiac events
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that daily cannabis use nearly doubles the risk of fatal heart events. Analyzing data from over 430,000 adults, the research indicates a 25% increased risk of cardiovascular disease among daily users. Experts emphasize the need for public awareness and further research into cannabis's cardiovascular effects. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A comprehensive new study has found that daily cannabis use may nearly double the risk of dying from heart-related causes, raising significant concerns about the cardiovascular effects of marijuana as its use becomes more widespread. The research, published on June 17, 2025, in the Journal of the American Heart Association , analyzed health data spanning nearly two decades from over 430,000 American study revealed that individuals who use cannabis daily face a 25% increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and are almost twice as likely to suffer fatal heart events compared to non-users. In contrast, occasional cannabis users did not show a significant increase in heart-related risks. These findings emerged from data collected between 1999 and 2018 through the National Health Interview Survey, making it one of the largest studies to examine the long-term cardiovascular effects of marijuana author Dr. Abra Jeffers from Massachusetts General Hospital emphasized the public health implications, stating, 'Our findings suggest that daily cannabis use may have serious cardiovascular consequences. As marijuana becomes more accessible, it's crucial that both the public and healthcare providers are aware of these potential risks.' The study underscores the need for increased awareness, especially as legalization expands and perceptions of cannabis as harmless the exact biological mechanisms remain unclear, previous research indicates that cannabis can elevate heart rate, increase blood pressure, and cause inflammation in blood vessels—all factors that may contribute to cardiovascular disease. Dr. Jeffers cautioned that these physiological effects could explain the heightened risk observed among daily from the American Heart Association have long warned about potential heart risks associated with cannabis, including arrhythmias, heart attacks, and strokes. Dr. Robert Page, a spokesperson for the association, remarked, 'This study is a wake-up call. We need more education and research to understand the full impact of cannabis on cardiovascular health.'As cannabis use grows globally, this landmark study highlights the urgent need for public health messaging and further investigation into how marijuana affects heart health, particularly for those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions or risk factors.
Washington Post
16-06-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
Cigarette smokers had higher rates of disability in research
Around 1 in 7 U.S. adults who smoke might have some degree of disability, according to a study published in the journal Tobacco Control. The researchers used data from the 2019-2023 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for about 150,000 people. During that period, 14.1 percent of adults who currently smoked had a disability, and estimates for any kind of disability were significantly higher for current or former adult smokers.
Washington Post
19-05-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
Families of disabled children frequently struggle to pay medical bills
Families of children with disabilities were nearly twice as likely to report financial hardships as families of those without disabilities, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Analyzing data for 22,670 children ages 5 to 17 from the 2019-2022 National Health Interview Survey, researchers recently found that some 22.3 percent of families with children who have disabilities experienced financial hardship. In comparison, about 12.6 percent of families with children who don't have disabilities faced such difficulties.
Business Mayor
17-05-2025
- Health
- Business Mayor
Who needs more exercise: Women or men?
Exercising regularly is known to lower the risk of death, especially from heart problems. But scientists have discovered that that reduction in risk may differ between the sexes, with some people reaping greater benefits in less workout time. So, who has to exercise more to reduce their risk of death: Women or men? It turns out that women may reap these survival benefits more easily than men do. That's according to a large study published in 2024 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology , which included data from more than 412,000 American adults ages 27 to 61, 55% of whom were female. You may like 'The beauty of this study is learning that women can get more out of each minute of moderate to vigorous activity than men do,' study co-lead author Dr. Martha Gulati , director of preventive cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, said in a statement . 'It's an incentivizing notion that we hope women will take to heart.' The researchers collected participants' physical activity data via the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the largest and longest-running health survey in the U.S. The study looked at data collected between 1997 and 2017. Related: 11 minutes of moderate exercise a day cuts early death risk by 20%, huge analysis suggests The survey itself included questions about the types of exercises people performed and at what frequencies, durations and intensities. It also included participants' socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and medical conditions. The study excluded people who had certain health conditions at the start of the study time frame, such as coronary heart disease or cancer. Read More Most melatonin gummies have higher doses than what's on the label Get the world's most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. The researchers also looked through the National Death Index — a national database of death records — for deaths from any cause, as well as cardiovascular-related deaths. The data from survey participants is linked to this death-record data , so the researchers could then connect the data from their NHIS participants to the mortality data through the end of 2019. Overall, 39,935 participants died in the study timeframe, including 11,670 cardiovascular-related deaths, such as those from heart disease, heart attacks and strokes. About 32% of the women and 43% of the men surveyed said they engaged in regular aerobic exercise , exercising for at least 150 minutes per week. Compared to inactive individuals of the same sex, women who exercised regularly had up to a 24% lower risk of death from any cause. For men who exercised regularly, however, the reduction in mortality risk reached only 15%. Women also gained these survival benefits much more quickly than men did, the study found. In men, the highest reduction in death risk was seen at about 300 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per week. That came with an 18% reduction in all-cause mortality. Women saw an equal benefit in less than half that time, at about 140 minutes of MVPA a week. Women who trained more than that each week saw a greater benefit until they also peaked at around 300 minutes of weekly MVPA. That trend held true across all durations of exercise, the researchers found, with women consistently seeing 'proportionately greater benefits' for any amount of exercise than men did. About 20% of women and 28% of men said they engaged in two or more sessions of strength training, such as lifting weights, each week. Overall, though, women reported an average of about 0.85 sessions per week, while men averaged 1.25 sessions per week. On average, the women who strength-trained at least twice a week had a 19% lower mortality risk than women who trained less often or not at all. Men, on average, saw a 11% lower risk compared with inactive men. These benefits were even greater when it came to cardiovascular health specifically. Related: Why is it harder for some people to build muscle than others? Compared with inactive individuals, women who performed aerobic physical activity had a 36% lower cardiovascular mortality risk, while for active men, this risk reduction was about 14%. Muscle strengthening produced similar outcomes, with a cardiovascular risk reduction of 30% for women and 11% for men, compared to baseline. 'What surprised us the most was the fact that women who do muscle strengthening had a reduction in their cardiovascular mortality by 30%,' Gulati told NPR . 'We don't have many things that reduce mortality in that way,' she added. The study did have some limitations, including that people's exercise data was self-reported, so it relied on the participants accurately reporting their activity study also tracked only leisure-time exercise, meaning it didn't count exercise completed during household tasks or as part of a job, which may have also contributed to the results. In addition, the study didn't account for potentially unassessed health issues in some participants, or changes in people's exercise trends over time. That said, the results echo similar findings from a 2011 meta-analysis published in the journal Circulation . This review of 33 studies concluded that there was a stronger link between exercise and lower death risk in women than men. The researchers behind the 2024 study hope their findings could help motivate more women to exercise, whether through traditional ' cardio ' or muscle strengthening regimes including bodyweight exercises or lifting weights. 'I am hopeful that this pioneering research will motivate women who are not currently engaged in regular physical activity to understand that they are in a position to gain tremendous benefit for each increment of regular exercise they are able to invest in their longer-term health,' Dr. Christine Albert , chair of the Department of Cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute who was not involved in the study, said in the statement.
