Long-Term Phentermine Use Safe, Effective for Weight Loss
No difference in cardiovascular disease, death seen between those taking the drug for >12 versus ≤3 months
CDC: 2017 to 2018 Saw Increase in Enterovirus D68 Detection
EV-D68 detected in 13.9 percent of patients with acute respiratory illness in 2018
Patients With Worse RA Symptoms More Likely to Cut Alcohol Intake
No evidence found that alcohol use has beneficial effect in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Perception of E-Cigarettes as More Harmful Than Cigarettes Increased
Increase observed in proportion who see e-cigarettes to be as harmful as, more harmful than cigarettes
Doctors With Malpractice Claims More Likely to Leave Medicine
Physicians with five or more malpractice claims more than twice as likely to go into solo practice
Frailty May Up Fracture Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes patients have higher frailty scores, which are tied to risk for incident fragility fractures
Endocrine Society, March 23-26
The Endocrine Society 101st Annual Meeting and Expo The annual meeting of the Endocrine Society (ENDO 2019) was held from March 23 to...
Lifetime HTN Risk High for Black Men and Women, White Men
Lifetime risks are higher under AHA/ACC 2017 HTN threshold than JNC7 threshold for hypertension
Electronic Books Tied to Less Verbalization Among Parents, Toddlers
Pediatricians may want to promote shared reading of print books over electronic books
Infants Born Weighing <400 g Who Survive at Risk for Severe Morbidity
One in five infants born at <400 g survives, but neurodevelopmental impairment common
