New Anticancer Drugs Up Costs and Life Expectancy Considerably
Lifetime costs up $72,000, life expectancy up 13 months with new drug use in breast cancer
Rate of In-Hospital Adverse Events Declined From 2010 to 2019
Adverse event rates decreased for patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, pneumonia, and major surgical procedures
Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco System Releases Toxic Chemical
Charring of tobacco plug and release of formaldehyde cyanohydrin identified as health concerns
CDC Removes New COVID-19 Guidelines Just Days After Posting Them
Updated guidelines were posted Friday but removed Monday because they were posted in error
Large Gap Found in Health Administrative Spending for U.S., Canada
$2,497 per capita spent on administration in the United States in 2017 versus $551 in Canada
Chronic Disease Major Risk Factor for Cancer, Cancer Mortality
Risk scores summarizing eight diseases, markers tied to cancer risk in dose-response manner
Oxygen Doesn’t Reduce Mortality in Suspected Acute MI
Routine use of supplemental oxygen does not reduce one-year all-cause mortality versus ambient air
FDA: Insulin Among Drugs Transitioned to Biological Products
New regulatory pathway for biologic drugs allows for approval of biosimilars, interchangeable versions
Article Discusses Workplace Violence in Health Care
Workplace violence often underreported; health care sector among industries most subject to violence
Nearly Half of U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Caused by JN.1 Variant
The speed at which the JN.1 variant has spread this month suggests it may spread more easily and be better at evading immune system
