Early Childhood High BMI Tied to Maternal Prepregnancy Factors
Early childhood weight gain strongly tied to prepregnancy weight, moderately tied to maternal diabetes status
Injecting Illegal Drugs Ups Risk for Death After Heart Surgery
Those who inject drugs have twice the chance of having to undergo subsequent surgery from infective endocarditis
Health Groups Urge President to Ban All Flavored E-Cigarettes
Public health advocates launch television, print, and social media campaign
Syringe Exchange Program Has Positive Impact on HIV Diagnoses
Estimated 10,592 HIV diagnoses averted in Philadelphia, 1,891 diagnoses in Baltimore over 10 years
Smartwatch App Shows Promise for Identifying Atrial Fibrillation
Among those notified of irregular pulse, positive predictive value 0.84 for observing a-fib on ECG
Cannabis Use Disorder Up With Recreational Pot Legalization
Past-year cannabis use disorder increased among those aged 12 to 17 years, those aged 26 years and older
Invasive Melanoma Incidence Decreasing in Teens, Young Adults
From 2006 to 2015, melanoma rates increased among adults ≥40 years, decreased in younger populations
AHA: Intensive BP Control May Increase Life Expectancy
Implementation of treatment according to ACC/AHA 2017 guidelines is cost-effective for high-risk
ASN: Encephalopathy Up in CKD Patients on Higher-Dose Baclofen
Risk for hospitalization with encephalopathy higher for baclofen starting dose of ≥20 versus <20 mg/day
U.S. States Can Do More to Prevent, Treat Lung Cancer
Considerable variation found between states in five-year survival, treatment, early diagnosis, screening
