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In patients with birch pollen allergy

Intranasal Omalizumab Does Not Increase Serum IgE Levels

No relevant change in allergen-specific/total IgE levels for subjects challenged with omalizumab
Physicians who are experiencing burnout are more than twice as likely to leave their organization within two years

High Costs Associated With Physician Burnout, Attrition

Economic loss at Stanford over two years expected to range from $15.5 million to $55.5 million
A simple

Simple Checklist Can Identify Useful Clinical Practice Guidelines

Eight-item tool developed for clinicians to identify trustworthy, useful, and relevant guidelines
More than 40 percent of health care personnel with influenza-like illness work while ill

Many Health Care Providers Work While Sick

Pharmacists and physicians have the highest frequency of working with influenza-like illness
Force-sensing bipolar forceps and force analysis may help differentiate surgeon skill level

Force Analysis May Help Distinguish Surgeon Skill Level

Force-sensing bipolar forceps can be used to measure force variables during neurosurgery
The incidence of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in Australia decreased from 2012 to 2016 after implementation of a quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination program for females aged 12 to 26 years in 2007-2009

HPV Vaccine Tied to Reduced Respiratory Papillomatosis Rate

Reduction in incidence of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis from 2012 to 2016
Surgical residents have high levels of burnout

High Levels of Burnout, Stress for U.S. Surgical Residents

Burnout tied to depression, suicidal ideation; dispositional mindfulness linked to less burnout
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into the safety of codeine use by children

FDA Investigation Linked to Drop in Codeine Rx for Children

But 1 in 20 patients undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy still prescribed codeine
Health care experts are supportive of OurNotes

Health Care Experts in Favor of Patient Contribution to Notes

With some cautions, experts are supportive of the OurNotes medical notes intervention
Inhaled corticosteroids are not associated with increased odds of fracture in the pediatric asthma population

Inhaled Corticosteroids Not Linked to Fracture in Children

Systemic, but not inhaled, corticosteroids associated with higher fracture risk in pediatric asthma patients