7.9 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in January to June 2024
No change seen in percentage of people who were uninsured from 2023 to first half of 2024; lower percentage had public coverage
U-Shaped Association Seen for Alcohol Consumption, Cardiometabolic Disease
However, no evidence seen for causal association between alcohol consumption and risk for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes
Lower Levels of Total Cholesterol Seen in More Recent Birth Cohorts
More recent cohorts also have lower levels of fasting triglycerides, but higher levels of fasting glucose
Even Modest Weight Loss Tied to Lower Health Care Spending
Finding seen for adults with overweight or obesity and either employer-sponsored insurance or Medicare coverage
Increased Consumption of Dark Chocolate Linked to Lower Risk for T2DM
Linear dose-response association seen between intake of dark chocolate and risk for type 2 diabetes
Long-Term Sex Hormone Treatment in Transgender Care Tied to Changes in Body Composition
Longitudinal changes seen in regional fat and muscle composition and cardiometabolic biomarkers
Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine
Black women significantly less likely to be promoted to assistant professor, full professor compared with White men
13.9 Percent of Older Adults Meet Federal Physical Activity Guidelines
Likelihood of meeting guidelines higher among men, White non-Hispanics, those living in metropolitan areas
Poor Control Over Aspects of Work Linked to Physician Burnout
Poor control over patient load, team composition, clinical schedule, and workload independently linked to burnout
Biden Seeks Coverage for GLP-1 RA Medications by Medicare, Medicaid
More than 7 million Americans struggling with obesity would become eligible for coverage under the proposed change
