Quality-Improvement Tool Improves Iron Outcomes in Pregnancy
Toolkit includes diagnostic and management pathways plus educational resources
Retinal Vein Occlusion Linked to Higher Risk for CV Events
Risks increased for stroke, MI, heart failure, PAD, all-cause mortality, but not CV mortality
Studies Look at E-Cigarette Use Linked to Pulmonary Illness
Persons should consider not using e-cigarettes while investigation is ongoing and cause is uncertain
FDA Warns Juul About Illegal Marketing Claims, Pitch to Youth
FDA questions claims such as Juul is 'much safer than cigarettes' and the 'FDA would approve it any day'
Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma Expected to File for Bankruptcy
Settlement talks over Purdue's responsibility for the nation's opioid crisis have stalled
Two More Cases of EEE Virus Confirmed in Massachusetts
36 communities now at critical risk, 42 at high risk, 115 at moderate risk for Eastern equine encephalitis
Retinal Vein Occlusion Linked to Higher Risk for CV Events
Risks increased for stroke, MI, heart failure, PAD, all-cause mortality, but not CV mortality
Sublingual Immunotherapy Safely Desensitizes Pediatric Peanut Allergies
Extended therapy for up to five years safe, shows evidence of immune modulation
1970 to 2010 Saw Large Jump in Hypertension During Pregnancy
Overall prevalence of chronic HTN 0.63 percent; rate more than twofold higher for black women
T2DM Risk Reduced by 75 Percent With Healthiest Lifestyle
Risk for all-cause, CVD, cancer mortality lower with healthiest lifestyle for those with type 2 diabetes
