Price Transparency Tool Doesn’t Cut Health Care Spending
Small percentage of eligible employees used the tool when offered
Herpes Simplex Virus Linked to Frailty, Mortality
Only HSV-2 independently predicts five-year mortality risk in older women aged 70 to 79 years
Physician Leadership Training May Help Counteract Burnout
Leadership ratings strongly linked to employee burnout and satisfaction
Bacterium Blocks Zika Virus Isolates in Aedes Mosquitoes
Infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia lowers, inactivates levels of virus in their bodies, saliva
ARVO: Ebola Survivors May Be Left With Visual Impairment
One in five developed severe or total vision loss within weeks of recovery in Sierra Leone study
Report: Why Health Care Costs Are Lower in Europe Than U.S.
Main reason for price difference is national system that negotiates with medical providers
Adding Antiviral to Sorafenib Is Cost-Effective in HCC
More cost-effective than sorafenib monotherapy for HBV-related cancer
Still Too Many Antibiotic Prescriptions Being Written
One in three prescriptions deemed unnecessary
Infant Viral Infections Might Raise Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
Higher odds of type 1 diabetes in children who had respiratory, viral infections in first six months of life
April 2016 Briefing – Infectious Disease
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for April 2016. This roundup includes the...
















