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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever buprenorphine implant to treat opioid dependence

FDA Approves Probuphine Implant for Opioid Dependence

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New form of treatment designed to last six months
Mental disorders were the most costly conditions in the United States in 2013

Mental Disorders Were Most Costly in U.S. in 2013

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Spending on mental disorders exceeded that of heart conditions in 2013, reaching $201 billion
Many obese young adults in the United States don't know they're at increased risk for kidney disease

Too Few Obese Young Adults Know They Have Kidney Disease

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Not enough physicians warning patients of their risk for chronic kidney disease
Women with atrial fibrillation may be at an increased risk of developing cancer

Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Cancer Risk in Women

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Women with new-onset AF show elevated cancer risk beyond one year of AF diagnosis
The risk of major adverse cardiovascular events is increased with renal function decline

Renal Function Decline Linked to Major Adverse CV Events

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Renal function decline is independent factor for cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes
Some leading insect and infectious-disease experts think health officials in the United States are overreacting to the threat posed by the Zika virus this summer.

How Much of a Threat Will Zika Be to the United States?

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Experts say Gulf Coast states face risk, but most other states probably don't
Women who carry common gene variants linked to breast cancer can still reduce risk of the disease by following a healthy lifestyle

Genetic Breast Cancer Risk Can Be Mediated by Healthy Lifestyle

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Key lifestyle factors include maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, limiting alcohol, no HRT
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever buprenorphine implant to treat opioid dependence

FDA Approves Probuphine Implant for Opioid Dependence

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New form of treatment designed to last six months
A predictive model for chemotherapy toxicity has been validated for older patients with solid tumors

Chemotherapy Toxicity Predictive Model Validated

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Predictive model for older adults with cancer validated in independent cohort of 250 individuals
Average leucocyte telomere length and the abundance of short telomeres (percent LTL <3 kb) are not significant independent determinants of subclinical atherosclerosis

Telomere Length Not Significantly Associated With Atherosclerosis

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LTL, abundance of short telomeres are not independent determinants of atherosclerosis