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Foreign-educated health professionals in the United States are overall satisfied with their recruitment experience

Recruitment Satisfactory for Foreign-Educated Health Providers

However, survey shows that ethical problems remain, including with breach fees
The prevalence of neural tube defects is 7.0 per 10

Neural Tube Defect Prevalence 7.0 Per 10,000 in HIV-Exposed

Prevalence of 7.0 per 10,000 HIV-exposed pregnancies similar to prevalence in general population
Hospitals caring for neighborhoods with high levels of disadvantage may have lower hospital ratings due to social risk factors in the community

Neighborhood Disadvantage Impacts Hospital Quality Ratings

Hospitals serving communities with higher social risk have lower-quality ratings
A proposal for California to contract generic drug companies to make medications would make the state the first in the country to produce its own medications.

California May Start Producing Its Own Medicines

Proposal also includes a single market for drug pricing in the state
In a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

Clinical Guidelines Developed for Managing Nosebleeds

Ongoing active bleeding should be treated with nasal packing; patients should be educated on packing
From 2014 to 2018

Rate of Electronic Scooter Injuries Increased From 2014 to 2018

Significant increase found in age-adjusted e-scooter injury incidence, age-adjusted hospital admission
There is a large and widening gap in health administrative spending between the United States and Canada

Large Gap Found in Health Administrative Spending for U.S., Canada

$2,497 per capita spent on administration in the United States in 2017 versus $551 in Canada
Individuals with Alzheimer disease initiating antipsychotics have an increased risk for head injuries and traumatic brain injury

Antipsychotic Initiation Ups Risk for Head Injury, TBI in Alzheimer Disease

TBI injury risk up for quetiapine versus risperidone users
A physically and mentally active lifestyle may protect against frontotemporal dementia even in people at established genetic risk

Active Lifestyle May Slow Familial Frontotemporal Dementia

Slower cognitive decline seen even in patients with genetic risk for familial frontotemporal dementia
Cancer mortality is continuing to decline

Cancer Mortality Continuing to Drop, With Lung Cancer a Driver

However, decreases in cancer mortality slowed for female breast cancer and CRC, ceased for prostate cancer