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Coverage for adult obesity care improved substantially in Medicaid and state employee insurance programs between 2009 and 2017

Insurance Coverage for Adult Obesity Care Increasing

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Findings among Medicaid, state employee health insurance programs in 2009 to 2017

American Heart Association, Nov. 10-12

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The American Heart Association 2018 Scientific Sessions The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held from Nov. 10 to 12 in...
Rising drug spending in the United States is being fueled by expensive name-brand prescription medicines

Name-Brand Medications Driving Spike in U.S. Drug Spending

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Greatest costs for Humira, Remicade, Enbrel, Novolog, and Neulasta
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today it will take steps to limit or ban access to flavored electronic cigarettes

FDA Moves to Restrict Flavored E-Cig Sales, Ban Menthol Cigarettes

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The move stops short of the full ban on e-cigarettes that had been expected
JUUL Labs

Under Pressure, JUUL Withdraws Most Flavored E-Cigs From Market

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Company is also shutting down Facebook and Instagram accounts in the United States
By collecting data on suicides by medical students

AMA to Collect Data on Suicide Among Doctors-in-Training

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Administration hopes to identify the systemic factors that contribute to this problem
The number of Americans with tickborne diseases reached a record high of nearly 60

CDC: Record Number of Tickborne Disease Cases in U.S. Last Year

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Most of those cases were Lyme disease
Short intervals between pregnancies are associated with increased risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes for women of all ages

Short Interpregnancy Intervals Tied to Adverse Outcome Risk

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Six-month interval associated with greater risk than 18-month interval for women of any age
The leading cause of death varies with income in the United States

Heart Disease Leading Cause of Death in Low-Income Counties

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Greatest shift to cancer as leading cause of death seen in highest-income counties in United States
For patients with prediabetes who are randomly assigned to interventions

Changes in Risk Indicators of MetS Severity Tied to T2DM Risk

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For patients with prediabetes, changes in risk indicators during intervention tied to T2DM, CVD risk