WHO Seeks $675 Million for Coronavirus Fight
In the last 24 hours, agency has recorded the largest increase in cases since the start of the epidemic
Overweight and Obesity May Up Risk for Several Common Cancers
Among overweight, obese patients, cancer risk 12 percent greater compared with general population
Reference Pricing Linked to Lower Prices Paid by Employers
Cost sharing by employees lower, but time lag seen in physicians' prescribing habits
H. pylori Eradication Cuts Gastric Cancer Risk in Those With Family History
Gastric cancer risk reduced among those with H. pylori infection plus first-degree relatives with gastric cancer
Soldiers With Traumatic Brain Injury at Risk for Mental Illness
Moderate or severe traumatic brain injury in combat tied to higher risk for range of mental health disorders
New Study Finds an Egg a Day Does Not Increase Cardiovascular Risk
No increase in CVD, mortality risk seen for moderate egg intake with or without history of CVD, diabetes
Negotiated Prices, Formulary Could Cut Medicare Rx Spending
Findings based on analysis of 31 different insulin products using 2017 VA formulary and prices
Some Lifestyle Changes Suffer With Start of Meds to Cut CV Risk
Likelihood of becoming obese, physically inactive increased for initiators of antihypertensives, statins
Industry Ties May Bias Indoor Tanning Studies
Studies with financial links to indoor tanning industry significantly more likely to favor indoor tanning
Lung Cancer Incidence Rates Up for Young Women Versus Men
Significant increases seen in female-to-male incidence rate ratios in six countries
