American Adults Without Health Insurance Rises by Two Million
Losses in coverage concentrated among younger adults, people buying own health insurance policies
Reduced Rates of Gonorrhea Seen With Meningococcal B Vaccine
First time vaccine has shown any protection against gonorrhea, researchers report
Screening Up When Insurance Covers CT Colonography
Patients whose insurance covered CT colonography were 48 percent more likely to be screened
Low Platelet Count Linked to Thrombosis in aPL Carriers
Among patients with low a-PL-S, those with low platelet count developed thrombosis more often
2011 Tsunami in Japan Had Lasting Impact on Fatal MI
Increase in fatal myocardial infarction in high-impact zone in 2011 continued through 2014
Increasing BMI Causally Linked to Asthma, Not Hay Fever
Significant correlation for genetic risk score with FEV1, FVC per BMI-increasing allele
Parkinson’s Patients Deemed at Higher Risk of Melanoma
Researchers urge counsel of patients that if they have one disease, they're at risk of the other
4-Food Elimination Diet Induces EoE Remission in Children
More than 60% of children with EoE had clinical, endoscopic, histologic remission after eight weeks
Sugar Intake During Pregnancy Tied to Allergy in Offspring
As maternal sugar intake rose, so did allergies and asthma in children by age 7
Herpes Zoster May Increase Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
More research is needed, but doctors should warn patients, researcher says
