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Four more online networks that operate 21 websites illegally selling potentially dangerous

FDA Warning Letters Target Illegal Online Sales of Opioids

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Medications may be counterfeit, contaminated, expired, or otherwise unsafe
Few participants in clinical trials have strong concerns about the risks of data sharing

Most Research Participants Not Concerned About Data Sharing

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93 percent very or somewhat likely to allow their data to be shared with university scientists
Computer-aided colonoscopy can reliably diagnose small polyps that do not need to be removed

Computer-Aided Colonoscopy Reliably Identifies Small Polyps

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Diagnosing, but leaving these polyps can save time and, likely, costs
A smartphone app designed for people living with HIV increases users' consistency in doctor visits and improves their health outcomes

Smartphone App Can Help Improve Outcomes With HIV

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Improvements seen in retention in care, CD4 counts, and viral suppression
Care coordination strategies can be beneficial for older patients with multiple chronic diseases

Care Coordination Strategies Aid in Multiple Chronic Diseases

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Significant improvement for older adults with depression, COPD; diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥160 mg/dL are independently associated with increased relative risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in a low-risk cohort

High LDL in Young, Healthy Adults Leaves Them Vulnerable to CVD

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Findings may have implications for future cholesterol treatment paradigms
The prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among U.S. adults is 4.5 percent

Prevalence of E-Cigarette Use 4.5 Percent in U.S. Adults

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Increased prevalence in younger adults, LGBT individuals, combustible cigarette smokers
Release of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in March 2016 corresponded to greater increases in several opioid prescribing patterns

Bigger Drop in Opioid Prescribing After CDC Guideline Release

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Several opioid prescribing practices were decreasing before guideline; release linked to greater declines
Two of the first 10 people to receive an experimental Ebola treatment have recovered from the highly dangerous disease

Two Ebola Patients Who Received Experimental Tx Have Recovered

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Both patients received a treatment called mAb114, the first of five experimental treatments approved
Few participants in clinical trials have strong concerns about the risks of data sharing

Most Research Participants Not Concerned About Data Sharing

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93 percent were very or somewhat likely to allow their data to be shared with university scientists