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Second Coronavirus Death Reported Outside China
Fearing a pandemic, U.S. has begun to bar entry to any foreigners who have recently traveled to China
Drop in Visits to Primary Care Providers Seen for Insured Adults
Visits to PCPs decreased, while proportion of adults with no PCP visits in given year increased
Many Antibiotic Rx Filled Without Infection-Related Diagnosis
More than one-quarter of antibiotic fills for Medicaid patients not associated with a clinician visit
More Naloxone Orders Filled When Pharmacists Can Dispense
2,328 percent increase in naloxone orders found in Ohio Medicaid population after policy implementation
Cigarette Use Down, E-Cigarette Use Up Among Teens
Current youth cigarette users smoked fewer days and fewer cigarettes per day in 2011 to 2018
January 2020 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for January 2020. This roundup includes the...
Experimental Antiviral Drug to Be Tested Against New Coronavirus
Trial to be conducted in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak
Altering Default Settings in EHR Influences Opioid Prescribing
Lower default was associated with lower number of pills prescribed in eight of 15 pairwise comparisons
U.S. Adult Immunization Schedule Updated for 2020
Shared clinical decision making recommended for HPV in adults age 27 to 45 considered likely to benefit
Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Estimated
By Jan. 25, 2020, 75,815 individuals had been infected in Wuhan; epidemic doubling time 6.4 days
