Death Records Estimate 1,139 Deaths Due to Hurricane Maria
Accurate estimates of deaths from disasters needed for informing rescue, recovery, and policy decisions
AMA Proposes Policy Opposing Medicaid ‘Lockout’ Provisions
Policy supports allowing patients to reapply immediately for redetermination
Overtreatment of Thyroid Cancers Seems Common
Choice between total thyroidectomy, lobectomy has little effect on risk of thyroid cancer mortality
Plasma Copeptin More Accurate for Diabetes Insipidus Diagnosis
Measurement of plasma copeptin better than water-deprivation test in patients with hypotonic polyuria.
CDC: Half of U.S. Adults Tried to Lose Weight From 2013 to 2016
Exercising, eating less were top weight loss methods; more women than men attempted weight loss
Groups Urge CMS to Reconsider Suspending Risk Adjustment
Twenty-eight medical organizations, including AMA, sent letter to Administrator Verma of CMS
Increasing Cost of Insulin Has Serious Health Consequences
Lowest-priced insulin required to safely, effectively achieve treatment goals should be prescribed
One-Quarter of Older U.S. Adults May Be Overtreated for Diabetes
These patients are tightly controlled with glucose-lowering medications with high risk of hypoglycemia
Variation in Specialty Drug Coverage Across Health Plans
Plans restrict coverage of drugs indicated for cancer less often than drugs indicated for other diseases
Some Bacteria Now More Tolerant of Alcohol-Based Sanitizers
Enterococci bacteria surviving exposure for longer periods of time
