Awareness of factors that cause cancer is especially poor among people who reject vaccines, prefer alternative medicine, or believe conspiracy theories.

Patients are more likely to complete electronic informed consent forms than paper informed consent forms, a study suggests.

Acupuncture is safe and feasible for patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D).

The implementation of an automated harm reduction dispensing machine is associated with increased access and use of harm reduction products and service.

COVID-19 mRNA vaccine boosters increase antibody duration, but do not increase antibody levels.

ZLINE Kitchen and Bath recalled certain models of its gas kitchen ranges because the oven can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide while in use.

Researchers compared postoperative outcomes of ileocecal resection in patients with earlier and later, complicated Crohn disease.

Researchers sought to determine rates of disease recognition for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and those at high risk for advanced fibrosis.

A retrospective analysis of biopsies sought to correlate histologic findings with endoscopic findings in patients with upper GI tract GVHD after allogenic HSCT.

Researchers sought to determine which of 4 well-known prognostic scoring systems were more accurate in patients with advanced GE cancer.

A higher proportion of women than men with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) report that they are unable to afford needed health care.

The CDC has added to the body mass index (BMI)-for-age growth charts, extending them to a BMI of 60 and including additional percentiles.

Use of mobile devices for calming should be avoided in preschool-aged boys and young children with higher surgency.

A nurse-driven protocol for improving pneumococcal vaccination rates in immunosuppressed patients is associated with significant increases in vaccination rates.

Researchers examined the incidence of acute pancreatitis in relation to smoking habits and changes in smoking habits.

Researchers sought to identify the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in patients with overweight and obesity.

This study sought to investigate the risk of death after hospitalization for 28 physical comorbid conditions in people who had been hospitalized for substance use disorder.

Based on the information presented at the meeting, the FDA will make a decision on the best course of action regarding adjustments to current authorizations and approvals.

Medicare Advantage ads that are confusing or misleading could be banned under a new rule that was proposed by the Biden administration.

Cancer survivors refusing participation in a trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of the HPV vaccine do so mainly due to vaccine-related concerns.

From July to December 2019 to July to December 2021, there was an increase in overdose deaths and deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls.

Data are presented on coinfection with influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in pediatric patients.

Researchers sought to determine time to treatment response in patients with IBS-C receiving linaclotide.

Researchers sought to identify trends in gastric cancer incidence and death rate as well as prognostic factors for survival among adolescents and young adults.

The update reflects advances in hepatitis C management, such as antiviral therapy, increased use of hepatitis C kidney grafts, and treatment of glomerular diseases associated with the virus.

This study looks at whether psychosocial prevention programs are associated with reducing adolescent sexual violence.

Exposure to air pollution is associated with having multimorbid, multiorgan conditions, according to a study.

There is a higher risk for adverse dental outcomes associated with sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone compared with transdermal buprenorphine or oral naltrexone.

Practicing yoga, in addition to aerobic exercise, is associated with greater reductions in blood pressure than stretching in patients with diagnosed hypertension.

A new surveillance case definition for MIS-C associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection has been developed.