About 10 Percent of Youth Report Smoking Hookah
Living with a hookah smoker, co-use of mentholated or other flavored cigarettes predict frequent use
Use of Palliative Care, Oxygen Therapy Increasing for COPD
Increase in use of formal palliative care services, long-term oxygen, but proportions still remain low
Intensive Management Program Benefits High-Risk Patients
Access to intensive management program results in more outpatient care with no increase in total costs
Conservative Management Up for Low-Risk Prostate CA in Veterans
More conservative management and active surveillance utilized at VA hospitals from 2005 to 2015
Ethics of Genealogy Data Use for Solving Crimes Discussed
Ethical discussion relates to issues of informed consent, privacy, and justice
FDA Expands Approval of Closed-Looped Insulin Delivery System
MiniMed 670G automated insulin delivery system deemed safe for children 7 to 13 with type 1 diabetes
American Diabetes Association, June 22-26
The American Diabetes Association's 78th Scientific Sessions The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) was held from June 22 to 26...
Pediatric Hospitalization for Gun Injuries Higher in Urban Areas
Rates high for assaults in urban teens; unintentional injuries lower in younger urban vs. rural children
Ophthalmologists Warn About Eye Injury Risk With Fireworks
American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends wearing protective eyewear, keeping safe distance
Irrigation Water Likely Cause of Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak
According to the CDC, outbreak that started in the spring and is now over
