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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of acute flaccid myelitis cases differ in peak and nonpeak years

Acute Flaccid Myelitis Features Differ in Peak, Nonpeak Years

Patients with AFM onset in peak years are younger, more often positive for enterovirus, rhinovirus RNA
Americans' lack of knowledge about eye health may put their vision at risk

Americans Lack Knowledge About Eye Health

Survey shows gap between Americans' perceived knowledge and actual knowledge
The Affordable Care Act has reduced disparities in access to health care among black

ACA Tied to Narrowing of Disparities in Access to Care

Nationwide improvements in insurance coverage and access to care seen, even in nonexpansion states
For extremely preterm infants

High-Dose Erythropoietin No Benefit for Extreme Preemies

No reduction found in risk for severe neurodevelopmental impairment or death at 2 years of age
Ageism predicts significantly worse health outcomes

Ageism Predicts Significantly Worse Health Outcomes

Older persons who are less educated particularly likely to have adverse health effects of ageism
There is near consensus across 30 years of economic analysis of single-payer plans that a single-payer system would reduce health expenditures in the United States

Single-Payer System Would Likely Save Money

Largest savings predicted to come from simplified billing and lower drug costs
Psychological distress

Maternal Distress May Affect Brain Development in Fetuses With CHD

Stress, anxiety, depression more prevalent among women carrying fetuses with congenital heart disease
From 2011 to 2017

2011 to 2017 Saw Increase in Spending on DMTs for MS

Increase in annual expenditures on MS DMTs mainly driven by increases in per-prescription costs
The U.S. approval and regulation processes for pharmaceutical agents have evolved during the last four decades

Evolution of Approval, Regulation Processes for Drugs Explored

FDA drug review times down from 1983 to 2017, but time from clinical testing to approval did not change
In an observational cohort study recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Enterovirus A71 Outbreak in Children ID’d in Colorado Hospital

Neurological findings of myoclonus, ataxia, weakness, and autonomic instability differentiate EV-A71