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One in every five young American adults with diabetes hasn't seen a doctor in the past six months

Younger Patients With Diabetes More Often Skipping Visits

CDC team found 19 percent hadn't seen a doctor within last six months
Adults 65 and older need two pneumococcal vaccines to better protect them from sepsis

Two Pneumococcal Vaccines Advised for Seniors

ACIP advises both Prevnar 13, Pneumovax 23 vaccines for adults 65 and older
For the one in six Americans with allergic rhinitis

New Guidelines Issued for Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis

Testing is recommended, sinus imaging is not
Only 15 percent of working adults with asthma discuss with their doctor how their jobs might affect their breathing

Work-Related Asthma Underdiagnosed

People seem to be worried about how disease might affect their employment, income
In an article published Dec. 18 in Medical Economics

Tips Provided for Transitional Care Management Code Usage

Given the increased Medicare reimbursement for these codes, it is worth setting up billing process
Hormonal therapy is recommended for treatment of acne in patients who do not respond to standard therapies

Review: Hormonal Rx Not Indicated As Acne Monotherapy

May include spironolactone, flutamide, low-dose glucocorticoids, GnRH agonists
A blood transfusion containing equal parts plasma

‘Battlefield’ Blood Transfusion Deemed More Beneficial

Balanced mix of blood products developed in combat arenas better than regular transfusions
Patient engagement initiatives can decrease costs without sacrificing quality care

Patient Engagement Can Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes

Initiatives can decrease hospital visits, cut morbidity and mortality, up treatment adherence
Medicaid expansion is associated with greater reductions in out-of-pocket spending for previously uninsured low-income adults than Marketplace exchange coverage with premium tax credits and generous benefits

Medicaid Expansion Tops Savings Versus Marketplace

Great reduction in out-of-pocket spending for previously uninsured low-income adults
Taking spironolactone alongside the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole can cause blood potassium to rise to potentially life-threatening levels

Spironolactone + TMP-SMX May Up Risk of Sudden Death

Doctors urged not to prescribe spironolactone with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole