Poor Outcomes for Prefrail/Frail at Risk of Malnutrition
Prevalence of ADL disability, poor QOL highest for prefrail/frail seniors at risk of malnutrition
Intermittent Energy Restriction Effectively Cuts HbA1c in T2DM
Intermittent energy restriction equivalent to continuous energy restriction for reducing HbA1c
Few HIV Tests Given to Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in South
6 percent of HIV tests provided go to black MSM, though they account for 36 percent of new diagnoses
Child-Targeted Gluten-Free Products No Healthier
Child-targeted gluten-free products have similar levels of sugar and poor nutritional quality as equivalents
Empagliflozin Doesn’t Up Risk of Bone Fractures
Per pooled data from placebo-controlled trials and data from a head-to-head study with glimepiride
Abstinence Rates for Substance Use Increasing Among Teens
Trends in non-use differed by substance, with marijuana use decreasing the least
Visual Function Deficits Up in Developmental Dyslexia
Increased prevalence of deficits in visual function versus typically developing school-age children
Availability of Generic Antivirals for Hepatitis B Increasing
Drop in median price of WHO-prequalified generic tenofovir from $208 to $32 from 2004 to 2016
Lyme-Bearing Ticks More Widespread in U.S. Than Thought
Disease-carrying ticks were detected in 83 counties where they'd never been found before
Increased Coverage in States With Medicaid Expansion
Most low-income non-elderly adults in non-expansion state of Kansas support expanding Medicaid