University Of Texas At Austin

The number of cancer survivors with self-reported functional limitations throughout the United States has more than doubled over the past 2 decades, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.

Considering self-managed abortion with medication was common before accessing care at abortion clinics, particularly among women with access issues or at-home care preferences, according to a survey study published in JAMA Network Open.

SAN DIEGO — Children in an underserved community who increased the number of times per week they ate breakfast had lower fasting insulin and insulin resistance than those who ate breakfast less often, according to a speaker.

GENEVA — An innovative patient-centered survey allowed for collection of feedback on the patient experience and care delivery, according to study results presented at World Cancer Congress.

In a large cohort of men, pre‐diagnostic use of metformin and testosterone replacement therapy was associated with lower incidence of prostate and colorectal cancers, but not male breast cancer, according to research.

HbA1c self-testing was deemed feasible in a cohort of Black adults with type 2 diabetes, though HbA1c values are slightly lower with self-testing compared with use of a DCA laboratory device, according to study data.

Girls whose mothers had high gestational weight gain have a greater BMI z score than girls whose mothers had normal gestational weight gain, but a similar difference is not observed for boys, according to study data.

Charles D. Fraser Jr., MD, a congenital heart surgeon, has been named as the inaugural executive director of the Institute for Cardiovascular Health, according to a press release.

TAMPA, Fla. — Results showed use of a narrow-base baby carrier yielded lower alpha angles and femoral coverage, which may hamper the healthy growth of infant hips compared with the Pavlik harness and M-position baby carriers.

Adolescents with low birth weight had higher odds of having prediabetes compared with their peers with normal or high birth weight, according to results of a nationally representative cross-sectional study in Clinical Obesity.