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A case before a state supreme court could potentially expose physicians to large fines based on a legal technicality relating to what they should have known

Case Before Supreme Court May Expose Doctors to Large Fines

Case surrounds whether liability under IFPA can be based on what a practice should have known
For postmenopausal women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Duration of Estrogen Deficiency Linked to Fibrosis Risk in NAFLD

Findings in postmenopausal women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
During the first two months of this year

CDC: 116 Travel-Associated Zika Cases in U.S. So Far This Year

Nearly all had a probable link to travel to a Zika-endemic area outside the United States, agency says
A telephone-based disease management program delivered by a disease management vendor is ineffective in reducing racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes care

Diabetes Management Program Doesn’t Cut Disparities in Care

Disparity for African-Americans and Latinos versus whites persisted after intervention
Spending on prescription medications for insured Americans increased about 5 percent in 2015

Spending on Prescription Meds Up About 5 Percent in 2015

Increase due to increased medication use and higher prices; increase about half that of 2014
Some major U.S. cities

Predictions Made for Zika Arrival in U.S. Cities This Summer

Weather and travel patterns could expose people as far north as New York City
For neonates born before 24 weeks of gestation

Antenatal Corticosteroids Cut Mortality for Early Preemies

Reduced odds of mortality to discharge with receipt of corticosteroids and active intensive treatment
Early patient-controlled oral analgesia is non-inferior to standard parenteral analgesia for pain management after elective cesarean section

Patient-Controlled Analgesia Non-Inferior After C-Section

Non-inferior to parenteral analgesia for pain management after elective C-section
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety announcement relating to atrial fibrillation risk associated with bisphosphonates correlated with a reduction in bisphosphonate use

FDA Safety Announcement Affected Bisphosphonate Use

Four percent decrease in odds of bisphosphonate use each quarter after safety announcement for a-fib risk
Disruptive patients may get worse care from physicians

Disruptive Patients Distract Docs, May Receive Compromised Care

In fictional scenarios, doctors were distracted by bad behaviors during diagnosis, made more errors