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Burnout Symptoms May Up Racial Bias Among Resident Physicians
Residents with burnout had greater explicit racial bias, implicit racial bias scores after adjustment
Estimated U.K. Incidence Rate of Lyme Disease 12.1 per 100,000
If increase continues, more than 8,000 cases expected in United Kingdom by end of 2019
Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Linked to Atlanta Hotel
11 people with confirmed Legionnaires' disease attended convention at the hotel; no deaths reported
SGLT-2 Inhibitor Use Not Linked to Increased Risk for UTI Events
Findings seen in propensity-matched cohorts versus receipt of DPP-4 inhibitors or GLP-1 agonists
National Norms Developed for Assessing Medical School Empathy
Any raw score on the Jefferson Score of Empathy can be converted to percentile rank
$70 Million Settlement Reached in Generic Drug Delay Case
In pay-to-delay deals, generic drug makers paid to keep cheaper version of the drug off market
Serious Falls Pose Risk to People Living With HIV
Benzodiazepines, muscle relaxants related to serious falls in people living with HIV
Half of Deaths After Noncardiac Surgery Due to 3 Complications
Major bleeding, myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery, sepsis account for 44.9 percent of deaths
Substantial Costs Attributable to Hospital-Acquired C. Difficile
Direct costs come from extended length of stay and increased hospitalization costs
N.C. Man Dies of Brain-Eating Amoeba After Visiting Water Park
Infection can occur when Naegleria fowleri-contaminated water enters body through the nose
