Background: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and second leading cause of cancer death among men in the US. Approximately three million prostate cancer survivors are living in the US according to 2014 estimate by American Cancer Society. Little is known about the risk factors and the causes of medical admissions associated with [...]

Background: Obesity affects a large majority of the U.S. population, and hospitalizations may represent opportunities to intervene and promote weight loss.  We sought to determine if multidisciplinary patient-centered inpatient weight loss consults, post-discharge telephone text messages, and primary care follow up could result in weight loss. Methods: We conducted a feasibility study comparing 25 obese [...]