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More early-stage cervical cancers have been diagnosed among young U.S. women since a key provision of the Affordable Care Act went into effect

Early-Stage Cervical CA Diagnoses in Young Women Up Since ACA

Provision allowing young adults to stay on parents' insurance may account for more screening
Nearly half of Medicaid patients with chronic hepatitis C have been denied newer direct-acting antiviral medications

Expensive Hep C Drugs Denied to Almost Half of Medicaid Patients

Most common reason for denial was "insufficient information to assess medical need"
Too few Americans who are at risk for HIV infection are taking Truvada (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) -- a daily pill that could protect them against the virus

CDC: PrEP Rx Needs to Increase for Optimal HIV Prevention

Medication can prevent infection with the virus in people at high risk
Melatonin might improve sleep patterns for children with atopic dermatitis

Melatonin May Improve Sleep in Children With Atopic Dermatitis

Children taking melatonin fell asleep about 21 minutes sooner than those taking placebo
Clinicians prescribing methylphenidate for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and teens must weigh the benefits and adverse effects in the context of low-quality evidence

Low-Quality Evidence for Methylphenidate in ADHD

Review highlights need for long-term, large, better-quality randomized trials
Between 2009 and 2015

Dermatologic Drug Prices Up Substantially From 2009

Findings for brand-name meds; generics also increased substantially from 2011 to 2014
Physicians should prescribe generic medications whenever possible

ACP: Physicians Should Prescribe Generic Meds If Possible

Brand name medications not superior to molecularly identical generic medications
The inclusion of walnuts in an ad libitum diet for six months is associated with improved diet quality

Six Months of Walnut Consumption Ups Dietary Quality

Significant benefits for walnut intake, even in the absence of dietary counseling to adjust calorie intake
Central sleep apnea and Cheyne Stokes respiration predict incident atrial fibrillation in older men

Central Sleep Apnea Predicts Atrial Fibrillation in Older Men

A-fib tied to central apnea, Cheyne Stokes respiration, apnea hypopnea index in men aged ≥76
Young people exposed to maternal diabetes during pregnancy have poorer glycemic control and β-cell function

Exposure to Maternal Diabetes Impacts Youth Glycemic Control

Exposure to maternal diabetes in pregnancy linked to poorer glycemic control and β-cell function