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The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, was once again ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in the country for diabetes and endocrinology, according to its 2021-2022 Best Hospitals rankings.

Mayo Clinic was ranked the No. 1 hospital nationwide and received the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s Honor Roll for the 6th straight year, according to a U.S. News press release.

Johns Hopkins Hospital has been named the top hospital in the U.S. for psychiatric care for the second year in a row, according to the U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals 2021-2022" survey.

Some changes to cancer clinical trials instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic should have a permanent place in oncology research, according to an article published in Cancer Discovery.

Patients who ate at least three servings of whole grains per day had smaller increases in waist circumference, BP and fasting glucose concentration than patients who ate less than half a serving per day, data show.

For patients with cancer, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors was associated with rapid eGFR decline and the subsequent development of chronic kidney disease 1 year after therapy initiation, study findings showed.

Increased smoking exposure appeared associated with improved clinical outcomes in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy, according to a study in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Vortioxetine more effectively improved depression, anxiety and cognition than placebo, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Tocilizumab plus prednisone was linked to a sixfold reduced risk for treatment failure in patients with giant cell arteritis, with highest risks reported among women and patients treated with prednisone monotherapy, according to data.

In a multiethnic genome study of response to diabetes drugs, researchers identified an African-ancestry genetic variant associated with favorable insulin response to metformin, according to a speaker.