Mumps Outbreak Reported at Temple University
CDC says more than 2,000 cases of mumps in U.S. last year, 58 cases reported in January of this year
Becoming Active in Middle Age Still Offers Health Benefits
Lower risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer-related mortality similar to people active throughout adulthood
American Academy of Dermatology, March 1-5
The American Academy of Dermatology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology was held from March 1 to 5 in Washington,...
Exfoliation Syndrome May Up Risk for COPD
Survival improved with COPD and exfoliation syndrome versus COPD alone
Genetic Testing Recommended for All Patients With Breast Cancer
All with personal history of breast cancer should be offered testing; updated testing recommended
ACC: Photoplethysmography Signal Can Detect Diabetes
AUC 0.722 for predicting prevalent diabetes in test dataset; negative predictive value 97 percent
GDM Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Event Risk Postpartum
In analysis restricted to women who did not develop T2DM, GDM still linked to increased risk
Water Pipe Tobacco Smoking Addictive, Harmful to the Heart
Water pipe tobacco smokers are exposed to level of nicotine that is physiologically active in short term
Tenapanor Reduces Elevated Serum Phosphate in CKD
Adverse events limited to softened stool, modest increase in bowel movement freqeuncy
Only About Half of Elderly Newly Diagnosed With ALL Receive Tx
53.5 percent receive treatment within 90 days; 32.4 percent receive chemo without tyrosine kinase inhibitors
