Patients with type 2 diabetes have a 32% higher incidence of Parkinson’s disease. Also today, the flavorings that are used in e-cigarettes foster cardiovascular dysfunction, high-dose opioid prescribing is linked to heroin use risk among U.S. veterans, and nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations create metropolitan hotspots. You can see a map of the top-ten hotspots below.  

About one-third of U.S. adults may be using prescriptions medications that have depression as a possible side effect.  Also today, the DOAC’s edge over warfarin fades with low adherence, thyroid markers linked to risk of gestational diabetes, and USPSTF: Don’t add ECG for cardio risk assessment.

New findings suggest that the prevalence of food, respiratory, and skin allergy is greater in U.S. children with autism spectrum disorder than U.S. children who don’t have the disorder. The CDC warns of hepatitis A outbreaks among injection-drug users, (You can find the full CDC health advisory here). the NIH launches the HEAL initiative to combat the opioid crisis, and insurer denials of direct-acting antiviral therapy for HCV are on the rise.

A set of blood-based assays that search for abnormalities in cell-free DNA show moderately good sensitivity for detecting early-stage lung cancer. Also today, the FDA approves rituximab for the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris (prescribing information), obstructive sleep apnea with worsening hypoxemia raises metabolic syndrome risk, and the department of justice won’t defend the affordable care act from a lawsuit.

About 45,000 individuals in the United States took their own lives in 2016. The emotional responses of therapists could be used therapeutically and diagnostically, suicide prevention starts with the patient’s narrative, and a pending U.S. law could result in a national 3-digit suicide hotline.

A review and meta-analysis shows that patients with localized prostate cancer who were smokers at the time of local therapy have a high risk of experiencing adverse outcomes and death related to that disease. Also today, teens think their parents approve of marijuana more today than they did in the late 1970’s, switching antimalarials can delay immunosuppressive therapy for patients with cutaneous lupus, and a new reason to eradicate hepatitis C: it can reduce the chance of non-liver cancers.

Long-term use of statins may protect against lethal forms of prostate cancer by altering the inflammatory profile of the tumor microenvironment. Also today, Verma unveils Medicaid scorecard but refuses to judge efforts, the AMA reports that opioid prescriptions are down since 2013, and a prior knee injury creates a 'distinct group' in osteoarthritis. 

Among men younger than 55 years who undergo a prostate biopsy, black men were more likely to have a diagnosis of prostate cancer. Primary hyperthyroidism often goes unnoticed, to save money, patients can ask their pharmacists about the cash price or their prescriptions, and vaccine-related febrile seizures have zero developmental impact.

New research from the Osteoarthritis Research Society International that suggests that hip pain increases all-cause mortality in people with osteoarthritis by one third. Also today, COPD patient subset gains no benefit from low-dose theophylline, Barrett's segment length and low-grade dysplasia are tied to an increased risk of neoplastic progression, and the vestibular/oculomotor component of concussions warrants more attention.  

Most women with HR-positive, HER2-negative, axillary node-negative early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy: results from TAILORx. Also today, maintenance chemotherapy represents the first treatment advancement in rhabdomyosarcoma in 30 years, a tumor analysis suggests testing all MSI-high patients for Lynch Syndrome, and black men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer have a stronger response to abiraterone (Zytinga).