Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Events With Weight Fluctuations
Risk of any coronary, cardiovascular event up by 4 percent for every SD in body-weight variability
Risk Adjustment, Reinsurance Transfer Offer Financial Benefit
Revenues exceeded claims costs after implementation of these programs
Prevalence of Metformin Use 0.7 Percent in Prediabetes
Metformin use low even among those with a body mass index of ≥35 kg/m²
CDC: Almost Half of U.S. Men, Women <60 Infected With HPV
But vaccine should turn the tide against virus, researcher says
Increased Cancer Risk for Childhood Kidney Recipients
Highest risk for standardized incidence ratios for lymphoproliferative disease and cervical cancer
CDC: Birth Defects Seen in 1 in 10 U.S. Pregnancies Affected by Zika
CDC report also says too few infants are tested for the virus
Second Opinion Yields Different Diagnosis for 1 in 5 Patients
In study, 21 percent of cases received final diagnoses that were distinctly different than referral diagnoses
ENDO: Corticosteroids Linked to Increased Risk of MetS
CS users had higher odds of metabolic syndrome, increased body mass index compared with nonusers
ENDO: Rx Intervention Restores Normal Ovulation in PCOS
Low-dose combo of spironolactone-pioglitazone-metformin linked to 2.5-fold higher ovulation rate
AACR: Cancer Burden Changing for Americans With HIV
AIDS-linked tumors predicted to decline by 2030
