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Digital cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in improving functional health

Digital Cognitive Therapy Eases Daytime Effects of Insomnia

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Benefits include better functional health, sleep-related quality of life, psychological well-being
Sexual harassment and sexual assault among midlife women are associated with poorer physical and mental health

Sexual Harassment, Assault Tied to Women’s Health Issues

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Sexual harassment linked to higher BP, poorer sleep; assault linked to poorer mental health, sleep
Daily drinking

Daily Drinking Associated With Increased Mortality Risk

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Minimum risk of low-level drinking frequency for all-cause mortality found to be about three times weekly
More than 14 million additional 11- to 12-year-olds need to be vaccinated to reach the American Cancer Society goal of 80 percent of adolescents being up to date with the human papillomavirus vaccination by their 13th birthday by 2026

More Than 14 Million Preteens Need to Receive HPV Vaccine

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>14 million need to receive two doses of vaccine to reach goal of 80 percent vaccination by 2026
For patients with type 2 diabetes and acute coronary syndrome

Lixisenatide Cuts Kidney Damage in T2DM and Coronary Syndrome

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Lixisenatide reduces progression of urinary albumin-creatinine ratio in patients with macroalbuminuria
Best practices have been updated for screening and managing congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The updated Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline was published online Sept. 27 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Best Practices for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Updated

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Recommendations address screening, treatment approaches and emphasize shared decision making
Profiles of childhood respiratory risk factors predict middle-age lung function levels and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk

Childhood Risk Profiles Affect Middle-Age Lung Function

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Children with frequent asthma, allergies who smoke as adults are most vulnerable group
Hispanics have lower incidence and mortality than non-Hispanic whites for all cancers combined

Cancer Risk Varies for Hispanics, Including in Puerto Rico

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Men in Puerto Rico have higher prostate CA incidence rates than other Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites
For patients with type 2 diabetes and existing cardiovascular disease

Albiglutide Beats Placebo for Cardiovascular Events in T2DM

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Despite having been withdrawn, albiglutide is superior to placebo for reducing cardiovascular events
Thousands of pages of documents were seized from the electronic cigarette maker JUUL by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during a surprise inspection last week as part of the agency's investigation into the company's marketing practices.

FDA Seizes Documents From E-Cigarette Maker JUUL

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JUUL has come into the FDA's crosshairs as the e-cigarette's popularity among teens is rising