Clinical Drug Diversion Costly to Health Care Organizations
Report finds 47.2 million doses lost due to health care worker misuse and theft in 2018
Medicaid Expansion Cuts Racial Disparities in Preterm Births
Overall rates of low birth weight unchanged, but reduction seen in disparities for black infants
Millennial Parents Found More Likely to Drive Distracted
Parents born between 1981 and 1996 more likely to read text messages while driving with children in the car
DDW: Ingested Button Battery Can Cause Gastric Injury
Eighty-six percent of pediatric patients with BB ingestion had visual evidence of mucosal damage
3 Percent of Infant Sleep-Related Deaths Occur in Sitting Devices
Less than 10 percent of deaths occur in properly used car seats during travel
Mometasone, Tiotropium Do Not Top Placebo in Mild Asthma
And budesonide-formoterol superior to albuterol for prevention of asthma exacerbations
Estimated Prevalence of Low Birth Weight Down Since 2000
However, average annual reduction rate of 1.23 percent insufficient to reach global targets
Magnitude of Weight Loss Similar for Teens, Adults After RYGB
Adolescents significantly more likely to have remission of type 2 diabetes and hypertension
First Anticoagulant Approved for Preventing VTE Recurrence in Children
Boxed warning lists risk for epidural, spinal hematomas with neuraxial anesthesia, spinal puncture
Private Insurers Pay 241 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay
RAND researchers recommend private insurers move toward fixed-price arrangements
