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Nocebo hyperalgesia is stronger when an inert treatment is labeled as being an expensive medication rather than a cheap one

Stronger Nocebo Effect When Inert Rx Labeled As Expensive

Neural interactions between cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord mediate this effect
In the first six months of 2018

CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018

12.5 percent of adults aged 18-64 years and 4.4 percent of children aged 0-17 years uninsured
A new framework is available to help clinicians determine when systemic therapy is appropriate for treatment of atopic dermatitis

New Framework Guides Tx Decisions for Atopic Dermatitis

Recommendations made as part of consensus statement by International Eczema Council
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of July 27 to 31

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
For febrile infants

Human Rhinovirus Commonly Detected in Febrile Infants

HRV presence does not alter risk of UTI; 29 to 90 day olds with HRV less likely to have bacterial infection
The cobas Zika test has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- the first approved screening test to detect the Zika virus in blood donations.

First Test to Detect Zika in Blood Donations Approved

Not designed to diagnose the infection, however
There have been 126 more cases of illness added to an investigation into a Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled ground beef products from TBS Tolleson Inc.

CDC: Increase Seen in Salmonella Illnesses From Ground Beef

246 people now sickened; 59 people have been hospitalized; no deaths reported to date
In 2015

Serious Suffering Affects Almost Half of Those Who Die Yearly

Vast majority who experience serious health-related suffering have no palliative care, pain relief
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of July 6 to 10

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Brain areas unaffected by auditory deprivation can predict speech outcomes after cochlear implant in children

Speech Outcomes Can Be Predicted After Cochlear Implant

Regions of brain that were unaffected by auditory deprivation provide most precise prediction results