In comparing women and men with obesity, researchers proposed that the latter are more insulin resistant due to less efficient inhibition of fat cell lipolysis. Medscape Medical News

Men in their 70s and 80s report receiving prostate cancer screening, even though guidelines recommend against it. MDedge News

As the FDA's use of surrogate endpoints in the drug approval process is increasing, researchers are concerned important post-approval or validation studies are lacking. Medscape Medical News

Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead to almost 50% more years of healthy life lost to either disease or premature death... Reuters Health Information

The economic cost to individuals with traumatic brain injury continues for years post injury, results of a national cohort study showed. Medscape Medical News

Micro- and nanoplastics are potential risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, but studies did not demonstrate a causal relationship between these plastics and disease. Medscape Medical News