Fracture Risk Tool Useful for Women on Aromatase Inhibitors
Findings question considering aromatase inhibitors a 'secondary cause of osteoporosis'
Clinical Drug Diversion Costly to Health Care Organizations
Report finds 47.2 million doses lost due to health care worker misuse and theft in 2018
Higher Consumption of Sugary Drinks May Up Mortality in Adults
Findings include both sugar-sweetened beverages and 100 percent fruit juices
Bill Would Raise U.S. Legal Age to Buy Tobacco to 21
Fourteen states have already enacted laws raising the minimum age for tobacco sales to 21
Sleep Duration Tied to Adverse Measures of Glycemia
Findings seen among adults with prediabetes or recently diagnosed, untreated type 2 diabetes
Magnitude of Weight Loss Similar for Teens, Adults After RYGB
Adolescents significantly more likely to have remission of type 2 diabetes and hypertension
Private Insurers Pay 241 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay
RAND researchers recommend private insurers move toward fixed-price arrangements
Many Lives Could Be Saved if All Hospitals Had Grade A Rating
Patients at D, F hospitals have 91.8 percent increased risk for avoidable death compared with A hospitals
Recs Updated for TB Screening, Treatment in Health Care Workers
Guidelines include preplacement TB risk assessment, postexposure symptom evaluation and testing
Thyroid Hormones Not Endorsed for Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Almost all adults with SCH would not benefit from treatment with thyroid hormones
