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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took steps Thursday to tighten regulation of over-the-counter sunscreen products.

FDA Advances Regulation to Ensure Sunscreen Safety, Efficacy

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Proposed rule will help consumers better understand what the sunscreens they are buying can actually do
A new medical school to be opened by California-based health system Kaiser Permanente will waive tuition for all students in its first five graduating classes.

New Kaiser Permanente Medical School Plans to Waive Tuition

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School will waive all tuition for the full four years of school for its first five classes
Growth in hospital prices and payments outpaced growth in physician prices and payments from 2007 through 2014

Hospital Prices Growing Faster Than Physician Prices

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Efforts to reduce health care spending should focus on hospital prices
In 2017

Health Care Spending Per Person Increased to $5,641 in 2017

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Spending per person increased 4.2 percent from 2016 to 2017; utilization increased 0.5 percent
Many systematic review protocols in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews do not include adverse event reporting

Many Systematic Reviews Do Not Fully Report Adverse Events

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Of 146 protocols analyzed, 65 percent fully reported adverse events as intended by the protocol
Acne relapses are significantly associated with impaired quality of life as well as productivity loss and absenteeism

Acne Relapses Linked to Lower Quality of Life, Productivity

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Relapse reported to be a significant determinant of productivity loss and absenteeism
Health clinics in Clark County

Measles Outbreak Triggers Sharp Rise in Demand for Vaccine

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More than 50 confirmed cases of measles, 11 suspected cases reported in Clark County, Washington, this year
In a drug industry first

Johnson & Johnson to Provide Drug Prices in TV Ads

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Drug list prices, typical out-of-pocket costs will appear on screen at end of commercials
Treatment of psoriasis with biologic therapy is associated with a reduction in noncalcified coronary plaque and improved plaque morphology

Psoriasis Tx Linked to Drop in Noncalcified Coronary Plaque

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Noncalcified plaque burden and necrotic core reduced in association with biologic therapy
There have been 48 confirmed cases of measles in Washington state since the start of the year as health officials struggle to stop the spread of the infectious disease.

Washington State Measles Cases Now at 48 Since Jan. 1

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Thirty-four cases involved children ages 1 to 10; 41 patients not vaccinated against measles