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It is too early to ban a type of breast implant recently linked to a rare form of cancer

FDA Panel: Too Early to Ban Breast Implant Linked With Cancer

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Evidence growing that certain breast implants can trigger a rare form of lymphoma
The 2019 healthiest community in America is Douglas County

Douglas County, Colorado, Ranked as Healthiest Community

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Seven of top 20 communities were in Colorado; nearly all adults in these counties exercise
Recommendations have been developed for the pharmacological management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women; the clinical practice guideline was published online March 25 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism to coincide with the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society

ENDO: Recommendations Issued for Treating Osteoporosis

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Pharmacological management recommended for postmenopausal women at high risk for fracture
Recommendations have been developed for the management of diabetes in older adults; the clinical practice guideline was published online March 23 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism to coincide with the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society

ENDO: Guidance Provided for Managing Diabetes in Seniors

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Simplified med regimens, tailored glycemic targets recommended for those with cognitive impairment
For euthyroid women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and a history of miscarriage or infertility

ENDO: Levothyroxine Does Not Up Fertility in Women With TPO Ab

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Live-birth rate did not increase for euthyroid women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception
Night work during pregnancy seems to confer an increased risk for miscarriage

Risk for Miscarriage Increased With Night Work During Pregnancy

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Two or more night shifts during previous week tied to miscarriage risk after pregnancy week 8
Emergency department visits in Colorado attributable to inhaled cannabis are more frequent than those attributable to edible cannabis

ED Visits in Colorado More Frequent for Inhaled Versus Edible Cannabis

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Visits for edible cannabis more likely to be for acute psychiatric symptoms, intoxication
After adjusting for the competing risk of death without dementia

Smoking Seems Not to Be Linked to Increased Dementia Risk

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No increased risk for dementia observed when adjusting for risk of death without dementia
A new chronic kidney disease measure of quality of life and a single-score summary for the Kidney Disease Quality of Life-36 are both reliable for assessing patient-reported outcomes and quality of life

New Approach Performs Well for Measuring CKD Quality of Life

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Novel composite score is also reliable single-score summary of Kidney Disease Quality of Life-36
For patients with lung adenocarcinoma

Radiomic Features May Predict Response to Chemo in NSCLC

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Peritumoral, intratumoral radiomic features on baseline CT scans may predict chemo response