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Medical Spending Higher for Kids Outside Healthy Weight Limits

Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018

Jul 03, 2023
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Once-Weekly Pediatric Growth Hormone Snags FDA Approval

Somatrogon injection given go-ahead after initial FDA rejection last year

Jun 30, 2023
FDA APPROVED somatrogon (Ngenla) over a photo of a female physician measuring the height of a little girl.
Opinion
Time to Incorporate Quality Measures Into Telemedicine

Now that it's so popular, we need to know how good the care is in this setting

Jun 30, 2023
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Dementia Risk Tied to Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Even in Women 55 and Younger

But experts disagree about what the findings actually mean

Jun 29, 2023
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Vitamin D for Cardiovascular Prevention Runs Into Another Wall

But D-Health Trial investigators hold out hope supplements may still help selected patients

Jun 28, 2023
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Diabetes Projected to Affect 1.3 Billion People by 2050

Advance of disease driven by high BMI, with social determinants of health playing a role

Jun 28, 2023
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BMI Alone Falling Out of Favor as a Way to Assess Healthy Weight

Tool is still useful, but should be used in concert with other measures, experts suggest

Jun 27, 2023
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Opinion
Without Early Detection, Fighting Dementia Is an Uphill Battle

A brief assessment in primary care can help identify patients most at risk

Jun 27, 2023
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Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

But despite more treatment failure, short-course therapy suggested as a "reasonable option"

Jun 26, 2023
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Malaria Case in Texas; FDA Lays Path for Psychedelic Trials; Incels' Mental Health

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Jun 26, 2023
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Why Did Older Man Develop Itchy, Full-Body Rash?

Here's how the medical team diagnosed and treated the rare inflammatory skin disorder

Jun 22, 2023
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Most Parents Support Mental Health Screening for Their Kids, Study Shows

According to multinational survey, 65% of respondents prefer annual screening

Jun 20, 2023
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What's Changed Since HCA's Takeover of Mission Health?

Panelists raise concerns about profits over patients, explore legislative solutions

Jun 20, 2023
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Pope Discharged; Neurologist Drowns After Saving Daughter; Booze Tied to 61 Diseases

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Jun 16, 2023
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