High-Intensity Exercise Harmful in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
High-intensity exercise independent marker for ventricular arrhythmia, regardless of exercise duration
Child Opportunity Index Linked to Pediatric Acute Care Use
Odds of four or more acute care visits per year up for children in lowest opportunity neighborhoods
Quality Improvement Initiative Cuts Early Elective Deliveries
With implementation of initiative, decrease in non-medically indicated inductions at less than 39 weeks
Obesity Can Negatively Effect Liver in Children As Young As 8
At mid-childhood, 23 percent of studied children with high waist circumference had elevated ALT
Interns’ Schedule Takes Toll on Sleep, Physical Activity, Mood
Findings based on eight-month evaluation of new interns using Fitbit activity trackers
Summer Food Assistance Program Cuts Families’ Food Insecurity
Electronic benefit transfer cards also improve the diets of low-income students
U.S. Providers Fix Complications From Medical Tourism Procedures
Complications from plastic surgeries done abroad can place burden on U.S. public health systems
Small Employers Often Don’t Provide Tobacco Cessation Help
Yet, many of these small employers charge tobacco users up to 50% more for health insurance premiums
Eating Pecans May Cut Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes
Benefits seen in markers of cardiometabolic disease, including insulin sensitivity
Few Indoor Tanners Have Been Screened for Skin Cancer
Correlates of screening include older age, family history of melanoma or skin cancer, high SPF sunscreen use
