SHBG, Total Estradiol Linked to Type 2 Diabetes in Women
Higher risk of T2DM with low levels of sex hormone-binding globulin, high levels of total estradiol
Considerable Economic Burden for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Economic burden estimated at about $9 billion in 2015 for adults ages 19 years and older
Mutations Identified in Uterine, Ovarian Carcinosarcomas
Mutations in previously ID'd cancer genes; excess of mutations in genes encoding histone H2A, H2B
Adolescent BMI Predicts Diabetes Mellitus Mortality
Overweight and obesity correlated with hazard ratios of 8.0 and 17.2 for diabetes mortality
Liver Stiffness Linked to Hepatic Events, Death in Hepatitis B
Metabolic syndrome ups risk of cardiovascular events, not hepatic events or death in chronic hep B
Obesity Ups Risk for Secondary Primary Cancers in Men
Higher risk of secondary primary cancer in obese male survivors versus general population
Molecular Autopsy Finds Cause in 40 Percent of Unexpected Deaths
Findings also reveal many inherited variants of unknown significance
Migrants Screened for Active TB Pose Negligible Transmission Risk
Screening, monitoring, treatment important in continuing downward trend of tuberculosis incidence
Androgen Deprivation Therapy May Raise Dementia Risk
Men on ADT found to have twice the risk of developing dementia within five years of treatment
Complete Genome Sequence of Zika Isolated From Semen
Many answers to questions about the virus may lie in the viral genome
