Cognitive Therapy by Phone, Web May Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms
Mean IBS Symptom Severity Score reduced for telephone-, web-CBT versus treatment as usual
Rates of Diabetes Higher at Lower BMIs Among Minorities
At normal body weight, rates for diabetes three times higher in Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
CDC: Valley Fever Cases Increased From 2014 to 2017
Most cases reported from Arizona and California; in 2017, incidence in Arizona was 101 per 100,000
Linagliptin Noninferior for CV Risk in Early Type 2 Diabetes
Linagliptin compared with glimepiride for risk for major cardiovascular events in T2DM with elevated CV risk
CV Risk Lower With Metformin in T2DM + Reduced Kidney Function
Risk for major adverse cardiovascular events reduced with metformin compared with a sulfonylurea
Frailty Assessment May Aid Liver Transplant Evaluation
Frailty assessment may help identify patients at higher risk for death on the wait-list
Skipping Cancer Referral Appointments Linked to Earlier Death
U.K. study reveals that more than 5 percent of patients skip their urgent referral appointment
Increasing DTP3 Coverage Tied to Drop in Diphtheria Cases in Under 15s
In countries with higher case counts, 66 percent of case-patients were unvaccinated, 63 percent <15
Many Hospitals, Practices Not Screening for Social Needs
Screening for all five social needs reported for 24.4 percent of hospitals, 15.6 percent of practices
New York State Institutes Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes
Stores have two weeks to clear their shelves of the products
