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Text Messages + Financial Incentives Boost Weight Loss at 12 Months
Adding financial incentive leads to more weight loss than text messaging alone in men with obesity
AI-Informed Health App Aids Diabetes Outcomes
App gives tailored nutrition and health recommendations, which are linked to decreases in HbA1c and heart disease risk
DDW: 1999 to 2020 Saw Rise in Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in People Under...
Increases of 333 percent in teens aged 15 to 19 years, 185 percent in those aged 20 to 24 years, 45 percent in those aged 40 to 44 years
Video Laryngoscopy Improves Intubation on First Attempt in Neonates
Median number of attempts to achieve successful intubation was one in video-laryngoscopy group
Breakthrough Gene Therapy Enables Infant Born Deaf to Hear
Child's hearing and speech are currently on track, parents and doctors say
Early Neurodevelopmental Assessments Can ID Cerebral Palsy
Neurodevelopmental assessments at corrected age of 3 to 4 months can reliably predict cerebral palsy and its severity
Long-Term Risk for MACE Increased for Children With Hypertension
Children with hypertension at higher associated risk for stroke, hospitalization for MI or unstable angina, coronary intervention
Pediatric ED Length of Stay Reduced With Observation Unit for Mental Health
Comanagement in pediatric observation unit results in reduced ED length of stay and inpatient psychiatric admission
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Leading Causes of Youth Mortality
Disparities observed for nearly all leading causes of injury and disease associated with recent increases in youth mortality rates
Doctors Seeing More Atypical, Severe Symptoms in Patients With Syphilis
Patients are presenting with headache, hearing or vision issues