Author: Janine Anthes

From 2009 to 2014, rate of incident HF admissions after HF diagnosis fell in men, rose in women

Higher rates of Sjogren syndrome, scleroderma, RA, stillbirth, melanoma for silicone implants

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias burden is expected to increase to 3.3 percent in 2060

Electron micrograph of E. coli. Photo: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Beef was produced and packaged at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colo.

Findings in those taking statins before abdominal aortic aneurysm repair or initiating before discharge

Residents report making time for family, pursuing interests, and squeezing in important trips

Trastuzumab, certain chemo treatments increase patient risk of heart failure

Seventeen percent of hospitals charge 700 percent of cost; 8 percent have markup over 1,000 percent

Long-term effects seen in mothers, but offspring not significantly overweight, obese

Benefits seen were greater than for social interaction alone in older black population

Money raised for cancer-related appeals is up; some is for alternative therapies that have been discredited

Linked to small increase in mortality; at 2 years, 31 percent of dose escalators achieved serum urate goal

Only two of 101 children’s yogurt and fromage frais products had ≤5 g sugar/100 g of product

Higher ACE exposures for black, Hispanic, multiracial individuals, those with below high school education

Children with neonatal abstinence syndrome more likely to be evaluated, meet criteria for disability

Canadian researchers urge rigorous clinical trials in pediatric patients

Physician burnout linked to increased risk of patient safety incidents, reduced patient satisfaction

Increase in rates of injuries from 2005 to 2009, followed by a drop to 2015, returning to ~2005 levels

Prevalence of type 1 diabetes 0.5 percent, type 2 diabetes 8.5 percent among U.S. adults