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Converting a single weekly meeting to a walking meeting can help raise work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers

‘Walking Meetings’ Feasible Strategy for Employee Wellness

Walking meetings increase on-the-job activity levels for white-collar workers
Delirium is fairly common

Delirium Often Seen in Cancer Patients in the ER

Delirium is relatively frequent and is underdiagnosed by physicians, researchers say
The use of airbags

Airbags, Seat Belts Cut Likelihood of Facial Fractures

Findings among patients presenting to U.S trauma centers after motor vehicle collisions
Florida health officials say they're investigating a second possible case of locally transmitted Zika infection.

Another Non-Travel Related Case of Zika in Florida

If confirmed, cases would be first instances of Zika infection in continental United States
Doctors aren't using one of the most effective weapons at their disposal in battling addiction to prescription opioids -- buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone)

Buprenorphine-Naloxone Use in Medicare Patients Low

Prescribers represent less than 2 percent of the 381,575 prescribers with 56.5 million opioid claims
While overall U.S. medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013

Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy

But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
The U.S. prescription drug abuse epidemic has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks in rural and suburban communities

Rapid HIV Transmission Seen in Injection Drug Users in Rural U.S.

Indiana case offers a lesson for other rural communities
Medicare per capita spending was much higher for beneficiaries who died during 2014 than for those who survived the entire year

Medicare Spending Up for Decedents Versus Survivors

Average per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries who died 4-fold higher than survivors
For patients with acute coronary syndromes

Diabetes Confers Worse Prognosis for Patients With ACS

Patients with diabetes + STEMI have increased risk of early stent thrombosis compared with NSTE-ACS
Florida health officials are investigating what could be the first case of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in the continental United States.

Possible Local Transmission of Zika Virus in Florida

If confirmed, it would be first case of local spread of the virus in continental U.S.