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...
2017 May Offer Fewer Choices for Affordable Care Act Enrollees
UnitedHealth's exit from most marketplaces highlights health exchanges' growing pains
Acute Diverticulitis No Worse in Younger Patients
They have more severe CT presentation and readmissions but not worse disease course
Wide Variation in Health Care Costs Across the U.S.
Even within a state, there can be large differences in price
First Commercial Zika Test Approved by FDA
Quest will charge $120 for patients who don't have health insurance
First Zika-Related Death in Puerto Rico Reported
Result of severe thrombocytopenia caused by infection with the virus
Article Discusses Workplace Violence in Health Care
Workplace violence often underreported; health care sector among industries most subject to violence
Interactions for HIV Drug Combos, Immunosuppressants
Drug interaction-induced calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity described in renal transplant recipient
Doctors Have a Only a Few Weeks Left to Review Financial Data
Physicians have a few weeks left to review, dispute reports relating to their financial ties to industry
U.S. Health Report Card Finds Racial, Ethnic Disparities Persist
But infant mortality rates, numbers of uninsured are improving, government analysis reveals
