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Telemedicine consultation in cases of nonacute headache is as efficient and safe as a traditional consultation

Telemedicine Consult As Effective As Office Visit for Headache

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Telemedicine offers a convenient alternative for nonacute headache patients, researchers say
Staphylococcus aureus infections among U.S. hospital patients have been less resistant to key antibiotics in recent years

Rates of S. aureus Antibiotic Resistance Down in United States

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Rates of susceptibility to certain antibiotics have increased over time
Survivors of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus have an elevated risk of human papillomavirus-related second primary malignancies

Risk of HPV-Linked Second Cancers Up After Anal Cancer

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Men have higher standardized incidence ratio than women for second primary malignancy
New research adds to growing evidence that inactivity may be a significant risk factor for cancer

Sedentary Lifestyle May Up Risk of Renal, Bladder Cancers

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73 percent increased risk for bladder cancer, 77 percent increased risk for renal
The American Medical Association is calling for more transparency in drug pricing amid rising costs that are putting some lifesaving medications out of reach for patients and communities.

AMA Endeavors to Increase Transparency of Rx Pricing

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At annual meeting, the physicians' group adopted new policies on drug pricing to protect patients
Rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome have risen dramatically in recent years -- and so has the cost of treating it

Economic Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Up Sharply

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Yearly costs for treating opioid-addicted infants now tops $300 million, researchers say
Women who are overweight or obese when they become pregnant face an elevated risk of having a baby with a major birth defect

Birth Defect Risk Rises With Maternal Excess Weight Severity

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Women who are overweight or obese should try to lose weight before getting pregnant, researcher says
A zone model predictive control-based artificial pancreas system improves glycemic control in a home-use environment

Good Results for Zone MPC-Based Artificial Pancreas

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Improved glycemic control for AP system versus sensor-augmented pump therapy
Of a sample of lesions deemed seborrheic keratoses clinically

Cutaneous Malignancies Can Mimic Seborrheic Keratosis

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Overall, 3.1% of cases identified as SK, irritated SK were histologically diagnosed as malignancies
For children with nutritional iron-deficiency anemia

FeSO4 May Be Best Iron Choice in Pediatric Iron-Deficiency Anemia

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Greater increase in mean hemoglobin at 12 weeks versus iron polysaccharide complex