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Ultraprocessed food consumption is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes

Consuming Ultraprocessed Food May Up Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

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Significant links persisted after adjustment for markers of nutritional quality, metabolic comorbidities
Rural Medicare beneficiaries with complex chronic conditions have higher preventable hospitalization and mortality rates than their urban peers

Outcomes Worse for Rural Residents With Chronic Conditions

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Higher preventable hospitalization and mortality rates partly due to reduced access to specialists
A considerable proportion of patients with lung cancer are prescribed medications that prolong the corrected QT interval

Many Lung Cancer Patients Receive Meds That Prolong QTc Interval

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Receipt of these medications prolonging corrected QT interval limits patients' eligibility for clinical trials
Most pediatric residents surveyed at programs in 2016

Burnout Rates Exceed 50 Percent for Pediatric Residents

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Stress, sleepiness, dissatisfaction with work-life balance, recent medical error linked to burnout risk
Non-breast cancer (non-BC) causes of death represent a considerable proportion of deaths among patients diagnosed with BC

Many Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors Die From Other Causes

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Number of breast cancer deaths decreased as more years passed after breast cancer diagnosis
Death within five years of first unplanned hospital admission is common among older adults

Five-Year Mortality Up in Older Adults With Unplanned Admission

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Among seniors, just over half of all deaths occurred in those with first unplanned hospital admission
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have a threefold higher risk for systemic serious viral infections compared with the general population

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Ups Risk for Serious Viral Infections

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Clinically active IBD and exposure to thiopurines are main drivers of the risk
There is an association between a history of intimate partner violence and the development of functional syndromes

Domestic Abuse Increases Risk for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue

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Female survivors of domestic abuse are at double the risk for developing functional syndromes
Participants in a mindfulness program have significant improvements in self-regulation skills and reductions in blood pressure

Mindfulness Program May Help Lower Blood Pressure

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Program participants showed improvements in self-regulation, behavioral determinants of hypertension
Accelerated partial breast irradiation delivered twice per day over one week to the tumor bed is noninferior to whole breast irradiation for preventing ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence

Results Mixed for Twice-Daily APBI in Early Breast Cancer

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APBI noninferior to WBI for preventing recurrence but linked to increased late toxicity, adverse cosmesis