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Risk adjustment and reinsurance transfer programs seem to have been effective for increasing revenues at the expense of claims costs

Risk Adjustment, Reinsurance Transfer Offer Financial Benefit

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Revenues exceeded claims costs after implementation of these programs

American Association for Cancer Research, April 1-5

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The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held from April 1...
Nearly half of American men and women under 60 have a genital human papillomavirus infection

CDC: Almost Half of U.S. Men, Women <60 Infected With HPV

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But vaccine should turn the tide against virus, researcher says
As HIV becomes a lifetime disease instead of a fatal disease

AACR: Cancer Burden Changing for Americans With HIV

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AIDS-linked tumors predicted to decline by 2030
Taking antibiotics for an extended period in early to middle adulthood might increase risk for colorectal adenomas

Long-Term Antibiotic Use May Up Risk of Colorectal Adenomas

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Medications that alter gut bacteria might set stage for polyp development, researchers say
For postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Bone, Basal Metabolism Link Depends on Vitamin D Level

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Findings in postmenopausal women with T2DM; correlations prominent in those with higher 25(OH)D
Childhood kidney recipients have increased cancer risk

Increased Cancer Risk for Childhood Kidney Recipients

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Highest risk for standardized incidence ratios for lymphoproliferative disease and cervical cancer
One in 10 pregnant U.S. women with confirmed Zika infection in 2016 had a baby with virus-related birth defects

CDC: Birth Defects Seen in 1 in 10 U.S. Pregnancies Affected by Zika

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CDC report also says too few infants are tested for the virus
Loss of E-cadherin protein expression in the pretherapeutic biopsy of rectal cancer is associated with fewer metastases and improved survival

Protein Expression Predicts Rectal Cancer Outcomes

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Best prognostic value from E-cadherin expression + resection growth pattern
There is variation in influenza vaccination coverage by industry and occupation

Variation in Occupational Influenza Vaccination Coverage

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Wide variation by state in vaccination coverage among tier 1 and health care personnel groups