MorningBreak: Military Suicides; Chiropractic Critic; Walgreens and Theranos

When is suicide risk greatest for soldiers? Before they see combat. (HealthDay via U.S. News and World Report)

Walgreens was desperate for growth when it signed up for a partnership with Theranos. (Wall Street Journal)

Two primary care doctors, one the writer of our Slow Medicine column, make the case for why wellness visits should continue despite studies that seem to show the practice is wasteful. (STAT)

Regeneron will be the new sponsor of a national science talent search, once supported by Intel. (The New York Times)

Want better posture? A 3-week plan. (Time)

The Department of Veterans Affairs proposes that advance practice nurses work independently in VA facilities. The American Medical Association is none too happy about it.

Science may finally understand the mystery behind why fruit fly sperm can be 20 times longer than their own body. (The Washington Post)

Researchers peep into sex lives of 278 married couples and found out what personality traits contribute to happier sex lives.

There's nothing new about the "off switch for period pain" except the marketing, reports Jen Gunter, MD.

Need an eye exam stat? There's an app for skipping the optometrist now.

A handy point-by-point refutation of common chiropractic arguments by Science Based Medicine's Steven Novella, MD.

In defense of the American College of Physicians, and other medical societies. (DB Medical Rants)

Stop pretending that autism isn't severely debilitating for many people. (Pacific Standard)

Price transparency should theoretically enable patients to get better prices, right? Nope. (Healthcare Economist)

An insider's view: How surgery earned a top role in new diabetes guidelines according to Francesco Rubino, MD, a metabolic surgeon. (Scientific American)

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MorningBreak: Military Suicides; Chiropractic Critic; Walgreens and Theranos