Author: Janine Anthes

Micronutrient supplements may be warranted for specific nutritional needs or deficiencies

Factors may ID older men and women at short- and long-term risk for injurious falls

Fraud, health crimes, substance abuse exclusions increased 20 percent per year from 2007 to 2017

New MRI technique to monitor liver fat shows normalization after a mean of 22.5 weeks

Guideline-directed medical therapy, lifestyle and risk factor modification are cornerstones of therapy

Report provides guidance for clinicians caring for children and youth with special health care needs

Palliative care linked to increased length of stay and in-hospital death, decreased hospital charges

No subjective memory decline observed in association with cardiac surgery in older adults

Benefits for pain and physical function similar between opioids and nonopioid pain meds

Larger genital hiatus tied to higher pelvic organ prolapse risk, regardless of delivery mode

Homeless individuals hospitalized more often for mental illness, substance use disorder

Mortality rate lower for habitually active patients and for those who started exercising after diagnosis

U.S. Surgeon General issues a call to action for parents, teachers, and health professionals

Toxicity similar in two treatment groups at 24 months, but worse tumor control with cetuximab

Fewer than a third of normal-weight adults, 8 percent of overweight adults are metabolically healthy

Phase III trial shows significant improvements in wakefulness over 12 weeks

Median of two strips/day used by those taking agents not considered to be risk for causing hypoglycemia

Lowest risk seen for adherent patients receiving high-intensity statin and/or ezetimibe regimen

Barbers promoted follow-up with pharmacists, who prescribed blood pressure medication

Highest levels of contamination on practitioner stethoscopes, those in patient rooms