A call to push pause on a Medicare payment program, it's been a busy week at the FDA, ambulatory blood pressure measures outperform the office, and are fast food swamps to blame for more type 1 diabetes? 

The potential for enhanced recovery after gynecology surgery, a group of doctors say no to pot for sleep apnea, cardiovascular risk is similar across arthritis subtypes, and what's the best antithrombotic therapy after TAVI?

Which diabetes drug boosts survival best? Community cancer clinics keep closing. A champion arises among oral anticoagulants. And there’s new promise in early-stage lung cancer.

Can a nasal spray reverse suicidality? Smoking boosts heart failure risk in black patients. Respiratory infections increase risk of heart attack and stroke. And pain relievers and inflammatory bowel disease? It's complicated.

Herpes zoster boosts short-term stroke and TIA risk. Americans don’t know about cancer drug shortages – but they want to. Complication rates rise after uterine fibroid morcellation’s boxed warning. And marijuana use may spur change in safety-sensitive industries.

Doctors weigh in on Medicaid work requirements. Could a patch counter eating disorders in female athletes? Zika’s sexual contact risk may be less than feared. And asthma is flourishing in a surprising location.

Is rosacea a red flag for more dangerous conditions? MedPAC wants to curb low-value care. Statins cut sepsis patients’ risk of death. And why reading aloud to kids can cut hyperactivity.

Type 2 diabetes patients overlook a deadly risk. Biomarkers rewrite the definition of Alzheimer’s disease. America has a fecal incontinence problem. And a three-in-one pill could change hypertension treatment.

Is it time to let more pregnant women into drug trials? Epilepsy increases the risk of unnatural death. Can exercise counter genetic risk in heart disease? And health IT under-users still outnumber super-users.

From weekend warriors to pros, athletes are plagued by skin disorders. CMS finalizes measures to help combat the opioid crisis. Enrollment slides on health exchanges in 2018, and the sensitivity of vibration-based neuropathy detectors varies widely.