New studies examine the cost-benefit equation for proton beam therapy, whose utilization appears to be governed more at present by availability than by efficacy.

A retrospective study suggests that HbA1c plus FPG should prove useful in assessing diabetes risk in healthy patients.

A case report about managing a very rare form, and guidelines for managing the second-most common type.

Systematic reviews raise issues about the long-term benefits of early treatment for asymptomatic patients with multiple myeloma, and about the best way to treat bone pain in breast cancer.

At least at VA hospitals, obesity is one rare physical condition for which psychiatric patients seem to get better care than people with purely medical conditions. The effect of medications is only one of many reasons why extra vigilance for medical problems is important for people who have serious mental health issues.