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U.S. health officials issued an assessment Thursday of the continued spread of the Zika virus

CDC: Zika Poses Serious Threat to Puerto Rico

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Funds needed to battle the virus, which has been linked to severe birth defects
Parents frequently report medical errors in pediatric inpatient care

Parents Often Report Medical Errors in Peds Inpatient Care

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Thirty percent of medical errors were identified as preventable adverse events
For patients with obstructive sleep apnea and suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes

CPAP Improves Glycemic Control in Patients With T2DM, OSA

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Findings in patients with suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea
A video game-based cognitive rehabilitation program is associated with changes in thalamocortical functional connectivity among patients with multiple sclerosis

Video Game-Based Cognitive Rehab Program Beneficial in MS

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Intervention tied to changes in functional connectivity, correlating with cognitive improvement
Vitamin D supplements don't appear to relieve pain or slow the progression of knee osteoarthritis in patients with low levels of the vitamin

Vitamin D Not Beneficial for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

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Supplements don't slow disease progression or ease pain, even in patients with low levels of the vitamin
Moderate stress encourages male bonding

Experimental Study Supports Health Effects of ‘Bromances’

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Study in rats extends previous findings demonstrating positive effects

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, March 4-7

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The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & and Immunology was held...
Retail clinic visits often represent new health care utilization and increased health care spending for low-acuity conditions

Retail Clinics Do Not Decrease Health Care Spending

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More than half of retail clinic visits for 11 low-acuity conditions represent new utilization
A large number of Americans with prediabetes aren't being treated for the condition

Too Few Patients With Prediabetes Are Being Treated

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Study found many patients with higher-than-normal HbA1c levels were not being treated for it
Poverty can significantly harm a child's health and should be an issue identified at well-child visits

AAP: Add Poverty to Well-Visit Checklist

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One simple question might help families avert serious health risks, American Academy of Pediatrics says