Workforce projections show an uneven distribution of rheumatologists in the US, with notable shortages in nonmetropolitan areas and certain states and districts.

Adapted American Diabetes Association youth screening guidelines showed a poor ability to predict prediabetes or early-onset type 2 diabetes before age 45, national data indicated. (JAMA Pediatrics) A ...

aHealth Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK bHealth Economics and Policy Research Unit, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen ...

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy are cost-effective compared with no surgery for adolescents with severe obesity, according to a study published online June 15 in JAMA ...

The estimated total factors in often-overlooked burdens like unpaid caregiving and family-wide earning potential loss.

A new USC-led study finds Alzheimer's disease and related dementias will cost the United States an estimated $818 billion ...

Policy makers seeking to reduce childhood obesity must prioritize investment in treatment and primary prevention. We estimated the cost-effectiveness of seven interventions high on the obesity policy ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Middle East conflict could set back human development in the Philippines, with poor households facing the heaviest burden from higher fuel, food and fertilizer costs, the ...

Introduction Microsimulation models are computer-based models, which can be employed to simulate the behaviour of microagents, such as children and adolescents, to understand the potential behavioural ...

1 Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 2 Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Background In the UK, some policies ...

aDepartment of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China bDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University ...