December 15, 2020
Interest High in Affordable Care Act Sign-Ups
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A rush to register for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was expected Tuesday as the open enrollment deadline for the ACA in 36 states that use HealthCare.gov looms. The Dec. 15 deadline in those three dozen states is for coverage that begins Jan. 1, while 14 other states...
Age at T2DM Diagnosis Inversely Linked to Risk for Adverse Outcomes
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Younger age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk for mortality and vascular disease, according to a review published online Dec. 14 in Diabetologia. Natalie Nanayakkara, M.B.B.S., from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues examined the risk for mortality, macrovascular complications, and...
Oral Microbiome Tied to Lung Cancer Risk in Never-Smokers
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lower alpha diversity of the oral microbiota is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer among never-smokers, and the abundance of specific taxa are associated with altered risk, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in Thorax. H. Dean Hosgood, Ph.D., from the Albert Einstein College...