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
Mood Disorders Up for Children of Consanguineous Parents
Increased odds of mental health issues and needing antidepressant, anxiolytic, antipsychotic medications
mRNA Assay Less Sensitive Than DNA Assay for Latent HPV
A 69.3 percent difference was seen in HPV mRNA results compared with previous HPV DNA results
ACA Marketplaces Expand Coverage for Chronically Ill
Enrollees have more chronic conditions, health care use versus other privately insured individuals
