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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators are associated with a high risk of long-term complications

High Risk of Long-Term Complications Seen With ICDs

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Cardiac resynchronization therapy devices have much higher complication rate than simpler devices
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to weigh the potential benefits and harms of screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic individuals. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online May 3 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Celiac Disease Screening

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Evidence is inadequate for assessing harms, benefits of screening in asymptomatic individuals
Pregnant women who receive influenza vaccination may be protecting their infants as well as themselves against the virus

Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy Protects Mother and Infant

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Infants benefit when a woman gets influenza immunization during pregnancy, researchers confirm
Nearly one-third of the antibiotics prescribed in the United States aren't appropriate for the conditions being treated

Still Too Many Antibiotic Prescriptions Being Written

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One in three prescriptions deemed unnecessary

April 2016 Briefing – OBGYN & Women’s Health

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in OBGYN & Women's Health for April 2016. This roundup...
Serum prolactin in pregnancy predicts the risk of postpartum prediabetes/diabetes

Serum Prolactin in Pregnancy Predicts Prediabetes/Diabetes

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Higher in women with postpartum normal glucose tolerance versus prediabetes/diabetes
With the nation's largest health insurer exiting all but a few Affordable Care Act exchanges next year

2017 May Offer Fewer Choices for Affordable Care Act Enrollees

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UnitedHealth's exit from most marketplaces highlights health exchanges' growing pains
Calorie restriction may improve health

Calorie Restriction Improves Mood, Health in Non-Obese

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Calorie cutters said their sleep and relationships improved, too
Health care prices vary widely across the United States

Wide Variation in Health Care Costs Across the U.S.

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Even within a state, there can be large differences in price
The first commercial test to diagnose Zika virus was approved Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

First Commercial Zika Test Approved by FDA

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Quest will charge $120 for patients who don't have health insurance