Revisiting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Public Education Media Campaign: Successes and New Lessons Learned.

Communication professionals in Federal agencies must have a seat at their agency's budget formulation table - to inform the budget process from the beginning and to advise on funding for the communications required to achieve program goals. This is one of nine lessons learned from US Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) systems change efforts that were applied to help create the "We Can Do This" COVID-19 Public Education Media Campaign (Campaign), and these lessons were presented in a 2022 article. Now that substantial evaluation data are available in eight recent research articles to verify the Campaign's success, this lesson can be revisited to identify more specific ways in which it can be applied, along with two additional lessons identified from the Campaign implementation.

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in relation to body composition, estimated insulin sensitivity and arterial stiffness in adults with type 1 diabetes.

Aims: To examine the association of daily PA levels and sedentary behaviour with body composition, estimated insulin sensitivity, and arterial stiffness in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Methods: Cross-sectional study in adults with T1D (n = 54). PA levels (daily steps, and time in moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA)) and sedentary behaviour were measured using accelerometry for 7 days (McRoberts® DynaPort MoveMonitor).

Twelve hot questions in the management of hypertension in patients aged 80+ years and their answers with the help of the 2023 European Society of Hypertension Guidelines.

Arterial hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and highly prevalent in older age, underscoring the importance of its appropriate management. The population is ageing at an increasing rate, with those aged 80+ years being the fastest growing population characterized by high heterogeneity in terms of functionality and autonomy. The prevalence of hypertension rises with increasing age, due to a significant increase in SBP largely as a result of age-related stiffening of the aorta and other large arteries, affecting almost 80% of those aged 80+ years.

Optimizing anticoagulation therapy for in-hospital patients on direct oral anticoagulants: a single-centre modified Delphi study.

Aims: The management of patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) during hospitalization is a common challenge in clinical practice. Although bridging is generally not recommended, too often DOACs are switched to parenteral therapy with low molecular weight heparins. Our objectives were to update a local guideline for perioperative DOAC management and to develop a guideline for the anticoagulation management in non-surgical patients regarding temporary DOAC discontinuation.