USPSTF Recommends Intensive Behavioral Change for Obesity
Task Force finds adequate evidence that multi-part interventions can improve weight status
Second HPV-Related Primary Cancers Common in Survivors
Persistent HPV infection may be associated with second HPV-related primary cancers
Cardiac MR With Contrast Feasible in Developing World
Cardiac magnetic resonance has cost of $150 and average scan duration of 18 ± 7 minutes
EPA Plan Will Maintain Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
Inadequate regulation of carbon pollution will likely have current, future consequences for human health
Patient Health Information Often Shared Electronically
Most commonly observed types of PHI sent are referrals, laboratory results, medication lists
20% of Children, Adolescents Use Prescription Medications
8.2 percent of concurrent users of prescription meds at risk for potentially major drug-drug interactions
Opioid Deaths 1999 to 2015 May Be Dramatically Underestimated
Incomplete death certificates led to under-reporting of 70,000 likely opioid deaths
FDA Ad Campaign Hopes to Halt E-Cigarette Use Among Teens
'The Real Cost' Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign to target at-risk youth
U.S. Senate Passes Opioids Bill
Comprehensive bipartisan package earmarks billions of dollars to fight opioid abuse in the United States
Active Choice Intervention Tied to Increase in Flu Shot Rates
Vaccination rates decrease throughout the day; with intervention, similar increase throughout day
