Author: Janine Anthes

Among obese teens, most rapid weight gain happened in childhood between ages 2 and 6

Findings based on two phase 3 trials of halobetasol propionate lotion versus vehicle

Education, hand sanitizer intervention can cut respiratory infection rate, antibiotic prescribing

Duvelisib extended progression-free survival to 13.3 months versus 9.9 months for ofatumumab

Retention in care three years after release linked to older age, having health insurance

Decrease seen with use of 1.5 or more standard-dose tablets per week for five or more years

Additional focus on lifestyle management, self-management education and support emphasized

Certain items, such as objectives, translation of risk poorly reported in most observational research

In those with prevalent or incident AF, anticoagulant use linked to 60 percent decreased dementia risk

Bills will let U.S. pharmacists disclose cash versus insurance costs for medications

Under the approval, Aetna must sell off its private Medicare drug plans

This reduction in fiber length may make it more difficult to wean patients from ventilation

Classifier integrates relative abundance of two plasma proteins with clinical risk prediction model

Implementing ACC/AHA guideline would direct antihypertensive meds to adults at high CVD risk

Residents describe daily barrage of microaggression, bias; being tasked as race/ethnicity ambassadors

Findings seen in 12-week, phase 2 trial at oral doses over 3 mg daily

Postmenopausal women with weight loss have lower breast cancer risk than those with stable weight