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Higher consumption of sugary drinks is associated with an increased risk for overall cancer and breast cancer

Sugary Beverage Consumption Linked to Increased Cancer Risk

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In prospective cohort study, consuming 100 percent fruit juice also tied to increased cancer risk
A plan to let Medicare patients receive rebates that drug companies currently pay to insurers and middlemen has been withdrawn by the Trump administration.

Medicare Drug Rebate Plan Withdrawn by Trump Administration

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Rebates would have been paid directly to seniors in Medicare Part D program when they filled their Rx
Exposure of U.S. physicians to work-hour reforms during residency training is not associated with post-training differences in patient mortality

Capping Work Hours in Residency Does Not Impact Outcomes Later

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No differences seen in post-training patient mortality, readmissions, or costs of care
A two-dose course of recombinant zoster vaccine is associated with a reduction in the incidence of herpes zoster among adults who have undergone autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Two-Dose Course of Vaccine After HSCT Cuts Incidence of Zoster

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Incidence of herpes zoster decreased during median 21-month follow-up after autologous HSCT
Children and young adult patients with congenital heart disease have an increased risk for developing cancer

Risk for Cancer Higher in Those With Congenital Heart Disease

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Twofold higher risk for cancer seen for children, young adults with congenital heart disease
Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume surgeons and hospitals to improve survival could restrict care at many low-volume centers with better-than-expected outcomes

Focus on Ovarian Cancer Surgical Volume May Not Be Best Metric

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Minimum-volume standards could restrict care at many centers with better-than-expected outcomes
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have an elevated cancer risk compared with non-MS controls

Increased Cancer Risk Seen in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

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Cancer risk up for MS patients versus non-MS controls, especially in respiratory, urinary, CNS organs
Environment most likely remains the main contributor to the obesity epidemic in Norway

Environment May Be Main Factor in Norway’s Obesity Epidemic

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Rise in obesity since 1960s seen in both genetically predisposed, nonpredisposed people
In-hospital maternal mortality decreased from 1998 to 2015 in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and non-SLE pregnancies

In-Hospital Maternal Mortality Down in Pregnancies With Lupus

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Mortality decrease greater in systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancies than in non-SLE pregnancies
For patients with atrial fibrillation

History of Liver Disease Does Not Impact Efficacy of Edoxaban

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Patients with a-fib and history of liver disease more often had major bleeding but no increase in SSEE