Morning Report: Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Campus

A ‘digital pill’ for cancer patients is rolled out for the first time, hoping to improve outcomes

In areas without enough doctors, nurse practitioners step in

Sleeping less than six hours a night tied to heart disease

Some bacteria make it less likely for a person to get the flu

Report raises alarm about physician burnout

New compound shows promise in treatment of Alzheimer’s

Child opioid overdose deaths tripled over two decades

No- and Low-Calorie Sweeteners May Not Help With Weight Loss

Prescription drug costs driven by manufacturer price hikes, not innovation

Shellfish tops list of U.S. adult food allergies

JAMA Network Open

Perspective: Reducing protections for noncitizen children — exacerbating harm and trauma

New England Journal of Medicine

Antimicrobial chemical tied to antibiotic resistance genes in dust

There's a new normal for children's skeletons

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Should crowdfunding companies restrict campaigns for dubious medical treatments?

Extra weight contributes to more than seven percent of cancers

The hospital's gift of downtime

The New York Times

In small studies, cancer vaccines generate immune responses against brain tumors

Study links food allergies to increased MS disease activity

A cluster-randomized trial of blood pressure reduction in black barbershops

New England Journal of Medicine

Did free pens cause the opioid crisis?

Child death rates far higher in America than in other developed countries

New England Journal of Medicine

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals in personal care products linked to early puberty

Human Reproduction

Research letter: Specialty board leave policies for resident physicians requesting parental leave

Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path to quitting

The New York Times

Why the U.S. remains the most expensive market for 'biologic' drugs in the world

A woman died of a brain-eating amoeba infection. The suspect: her neti pot.

Teens don't have to be underweight to have anorexia

Journal of Adolescent Health

How a huge blood clot took the shape of a lung passage

Perspective- Toward precision care: The case of cardiovascular care

New England Journal of Medicine

Why do people lie to their doctors?