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Taking Prescription Opioids Could Limit Primary Care Access
40 percent of primary care clinics won't take new patients using opioid painkillers, regardless of insurance type
Bariatric Surgery Up in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease
Complication rates similar for patients with, without ESKD undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
WHO ‘Treat All’ Recommendation for HIV Widely Implemented
Findings seen in rural, primary-level health facilities in low-resource settings
Cuts in Fine Particulate Matter Pollution Have Spared U.S. Lives
Reductions in PM2.5 since 1999 estimated to have lowered mortality in all but 14 counties
CDC: Mortality Rates Continue to Decrease for Hispanic Adults
Difference in death rates between non-Hispanic white, Hispanic adults widened from 2000 to 2017
FDA Warns CBD Product Maker About False Claims
Agency says unproven claims about CBD products could lead consumers to delay medical care
Private Equity Stake Rising Among Dermatology Practices
Annual acquisitions increased from five in 2012 to 59 in 2017; 34 more occurred through May 31, 2018
Adiposity in Early Old Age Tied to MRI Signs of Brain Aging Later
Higher BMI, larger waist circumference in one's 60s significantly associated with cortical thinning
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in the U.S. May Be Underestimated
Authors say that cardiac arrest is a 'major public health problem'
Metformin May Lower Dementia Risk in Black Patients With T2DM
Findings strongest in younger African-American patients aged 50 to 64 years