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The majority of adolescents worldwide do not meet current physical activity guidelines

Most Teens Worldwide Are Not Exercising Enough

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Findings consistent worldwide, with boys regularly more physically active than girls
Caregivers identify distinct components of recovery from eating disorders

Few Anorexia Nervosa Patients Make Complete Recovery

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Caregivers ID seven domains of recovery; physical recovery occurs before social, emotional recovery
Exposure to medical radiation from computed tomography scans is associated with an increased risk for thyroid cancer and leukemia

Radiation From CT Scans Linked to Thyroid Cancer, Leukemia

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Elevated risk stronger in women than men; risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma increased in patients ≤45
In a new clinical practice guideline

Recommendations Developed for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

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Use of at least five drugs recommended for intensive-phase treatment, four drugs for continuation phase

American Heart Association, Nov. 16-18

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The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2019 The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held from Nov. 16 to 18 in...
The newly overhauled Medicare prescription plan finder can direct unsuspecting users to coverage that is much more expensive than necessary

New Medicare Online Drug Plan Finder Might Lead to Higher Cost

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Program experts and people who help with sign-ups say the tool can obscure out-of-pocket costs
The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is no longer recommended for routine use among adults aged ≥65 years

CDC: PCV13 No Longer Routinely Recommended for Adults ≥65

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Administration of PCV13 recommended based on shared clinical decision making for older adults
During the last decade

Employee Premiums, Deductibles Eating Larger Share of Income

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The average deductible for a middle-income family was 4.7 percent of income in 2018
There has been a significant decrease in the use of antidepressants by pregnant women in Denmark

Number of Pregnant Women Taking Antidepressants Down

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Findings seen in large, population-based study in Denmark from 1997 to 2016
Firearm injury seems to have a lasting effect

Negative Impact Persists for Survivors of Firearm Injury

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Almost half of those surviving gunshot wound had positive screen for probable PTSD