Mary Caffrey

Using surgery to promote weight loss and improve health is associated with improve mortality. This study sought information on whether survival benefits extended to patients at higher ages.

The study, while small, suggests a scalable solution that would allow payers address diabetes prevention and health disparities.

CMS has already delayed Medicaid managed care once, pushing the start date back to at least March 1, 2016.

Mexico is the perfect example of how Coke and Pepsi are investing heavily in the next generation of soda drinkers, and the country has the highest rates of obesity in the world.

It is common for persons with mental illness to suffer comorbid conditions.

The ads will be targeted at about 7000 "influencers" including lawmakers who could control whether drug prices are regulated. Many have called for Medicare to gain the right to negotiate drug prices.

A quirk in California law means the law that Governor Jerry Brown signed with much fanfare last fall hasn't taken effect yet, even though its passage is having ripple effects.

The authors note that not only are insulin costs making type 1 diabetes deadly in the poorest nations; high costs are the leading reason for diabetic ketoacidosis in the inner cities in the United States.

The findings are troubling in light of other recent findings that connect obesity during pregnancy with autism.

Polling finds that most Americans have not had to switch doctors, but past polling has found that being able to see a doctor of their choice is very important to consumers.

Another study that suggests sitting is "the new smoking."

Researchers from the Urban Institute find UnitedHealth's statements about leaving the exchanges at odds with recent actions.

CDC is concerned about the effects of alcohol consumed before women know they are pregnant, in light of studies that show women are now drinking almost as much as men.

Coordinating mental health and treatment of chronic disease has gained traction since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Medication adherence among patients with chronic conditions is estimated to cost $100 billion in North America.

The announcement said the collaborative seeks to raise the standards of care, address poor health statistics and find savings.

The report comes in a year of increased attention to the global obesity and diabetes crisis.

The mission is to eliminate daily insulin injections as well as complications for persons with type 1 diabetes.

The FDA seeks a nationwide ban on indoor tanning among those under 18. Right now, a patchwork of laws bar teens from indoor tanning in some states and require parental consent in others.

When patients cannot understand discharge instructions, it's questionable whether it's fair to penalize them when patients return to the hospital.

The update calls on primary care practices and health plans to have places to send those patients who screen positive for depression.

States that have not expanded Medicaid are seeing the fallout in hospital budgets and in local governments that must make up difference for those who fall in the coverage gap.

Researchers found that physicians often seized the "opportunity" to start dialysis if patients were in the hospital for other illnesses.

The profile of high-cost patients in a Massachusetts ACO differed greatly, depending on their enrollment in Medicare, Medicaid, or a commercial plan.

The program seeks to reach an estimated 86 million Americans who have prediabetes, almost all whom don't know they have it.

The study found a stronger association than researchers expected; it appears that risky behavior in one area implies risky behavior elsewhere.

More that a year after Congress first delayed upcoming rules on salt and whole grains, a new agreement takes the rougher edges off the school lunch program while preserving current limits on sodium. But it opens the door for a lobbying frenzy at USDA on "a la carte" foods.

The new rule has implications for personalized medicine, because having access to records helps tailor treatments for everything from cancer to chronic conditions.

The University of Colorado study adds to the growing concern that sleep deprivation is connected to rising rates of diabetes and obesity.

A review of WalletHub's list of the least expensive states to smoke shows there's a definite relationship between the cost of lighting up and high rates of smoking among adults, based on CDC data.