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Clinicians are increasingly ordering advanced imaging and referring to other physicians for headache but less often providing counseling

Clinicians Increasingly Ordering Imaging for Headaches

From 1999-2000 to 2009-2010, increases seen in use of CT/MRI, referrals to other physicians
Women who have low blood levels of vitamin D during pregnancy are more likely to give birth prematurely

Preterm Birth Risk Up for Women With Low Vitamin D

Women with lowest levels about 1.5 times as likely to deliver early
Diabetes patients

Obesity in Diabetes Shortens Life, Ups Health Care Costs

Stratified analysis shows obesity is linked to large decreases in life expectancy in diabetes patients
Among youth

High Rates of Missed Diagnoses of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Of youth with fetal alcohol syndrome disorders, 86.5 percent had not been diagnosed, been misdiagnosed
For children presenting with an unclear history

Caustic Ingestion Can Be Mistaken for Anaphylaxis

Two case studies show similar symptoms in children presenting with unclear history
Thousands of people are being hospitalized and 26 children have died from influenza so far

CDC Urging Flu Vaccination, Prompt Use of Antivirals

Hospitalization for flu up to 92 per 100,000 people this season, mostly due to H3N2
Many hepatitis C patients get "lost" in the U.S. health care system

Many Patients With HCV ‘Lost’ in U.S. Health Care System

Patients lost at each stage, from screening to disease confirmation to care and treatment
A measles outbreak linked to Disney theme parks in California included 19 people in three states as of Friday

Disney-Related Measles Outbreak Now Includes 3 States

Measles outbreak linked to Disney theme parks in California
Evidence is insufficient for opioid use in chronic pain

NIH: Insufficient Evidence for Opioid Use in Chronic Pain

Insufficient evidence for every clinical decision that a provider needs to make about use of opioids
Children in the U.S. preschool Head Start program tend to have a healthier weight by kindergarten than similarly aged children not in the program

Preschool ‘Head Start’ Could Help Combat Childhood Obesity

Preschoolers' weight loss attributed to emphasis on nutrition, exercise, and structure