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Hospital Prices Growing Faster Than Physician Prices
Efforts to reduce health care spending should focus on hospital prices
FDA Approves First Customizable Insulin Pump
Product works by delivering insulin under the skin at set or variable rates
Subsymptom Threshold Exercise Speeds Concussion Recovery
Aerobic exercise prescribed during first week after sport-related concussion speeds recovery in teens
Human Milk Microbiota Shaped by Maternal Factors, Feeding Method
Pumped milk is associated with the depletion of oral bacteria, higher abundance of potential pathogens
Child Enterovirus Infection May Up Risk for Developing Celiac Disease
Correlation seen for infections after introduction of gluten; no link for adenovirus
High Rates of MenB Vaccination Advised in University Outbreaks
Estimated first-dose vaccination coverage varied from 14 to 98 percent in 10 university outbreaks
CDC: Severity of Influenza Season Low Through Feb. 2, 2019
Vaccine effectiveness 47 percent against all flu virus infection associated with acute respiratory illness
Lower Birth Weight May Up Risk for Psychiatric Disorders
ADHD, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression tied to birth weight in sibling pairs
Progress Made in Developing New Antibacterial Agents
But most recently approved agents have been modifications of existing chemical classes of antibiotics
Obesity Linked to Adverse Events in Children With Leukemia
Obesity ups risk for treatment-requiring hypertension, insulin-requiring hyperglycemia
