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Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 2-6

The Infectious Diseases Society of America Annual Meeting (ID Week 2019) The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held...
Revision of decades-old Medicare rules meant to prevent fraud has been proposed by the Trump administration.

Medicare Fraud-Prevention Rules to Be Revised

Current rules make it difficult for hospitals and doctors to work together, officials say
A lawsuit over the antipsychotic drug Risperdal has led to an $8 billion punitive damages award against Johnson & Johnson and one if its subsidiaries.

$8 Billion Award Granted in Risperdal Lawsuit

Plaintiff's attorneys say drug is linked to abnormal growth of female breast tissue in boys
Even within an individual physician's schedule

Primary Care Appointment Time Impacts Prescribing of Opioids

Appointment time and running behind schedule significantly affect likelihood of opioid prescription
The poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase inhibitor veliparib plus platinum-based chemotherapy for induction therapy

PARP Inhibitor Slows Progression of Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Veliparib added to chemotherapy, continued as maintenance tx prolongs progression-free survival
Hydroxychloroquine blood levels are useful in predicting retinopathy among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels Predict Retinopathy Risk in Lupus

Prospective cohort study demonstrates link between HCQ blood levels and retinopathy risk
The estimated cost of waste in the U.S. health care system varies from $760 to $935 billion

Cost of Waste in U.S. Health System Estimated

Total annual costs of waste vary from $760 to $935 billion; estimated savings range from $191 to $282 billion
Across two decades

Proportion of Seniors Taking Antidepressants Has More Than Doubled

But no change was seen in prevalence of depression from 1990-1993 to 2008-2011
California is the first state to allow pharmacists to dispense HIV prevention pills to patients without a doctor's prescription.

California Pharmacists Can Dispense HIV Prevention Meds Without Rx

Medications include both preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis
Many pregnant women do not receive the recommended flu and tetanus toxoid

Only Half of Pregnant Women Receive Recommended Vaccines

Influenza and whooping cough remain a major source of hospitalizations among pregnant women, infants