Cognitive Therapy by Phone, Web May Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms
Mean IBS Symptom Severity Score reduced for telephone-, web-CBT versus treatment as usual
Poverty Rate Drops, but Fewer Americans Have Health Insurance
8.5 percent of population lacked health insurance for all of 2018, up from 7.9 percent in 2017
Studies Look at E-Cigarette Use Linked to Pulmonary Illness
Persons should consider not using e-cigarettes while investigation is ongoing and cause is uncertain
Racial, Ethnic Underrepresentation Found in Med School Matriculants
Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native students underrepresented versus U.S. population
Incidence of Colorectal Cancer Up in Younger Adults Worldwide
In most high-income countries with long-term data, uptick in early-onset disease began in mid-1990s
1971 to 2017 Saw 32 Drinking Water Hepatitis A Outbreaks
The last four reported hepatitis A outbreaks during 1995 to 2009 were due to individual water systems
Drinking More Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for Gallstone Disease
Individuals with genetic variants linked to increased coffee consumption have reduced risk for gallstones
Majority of U.S. Doctors Believe ACA Has Improved Access to Care
In 2017 versus 2012, more doctors agreed the ACA would turn U.S. health care in the right direction
Drinking Soft Drinks Tied to Higher Risk for Early Death
Higher risk for death seen for drinking two or more sugar- or artificially sweetened soft drinks per day
Microplastics Detected in Human Stool Samples
Nine plastic types detected in stool samples from eight healthy volunteers
