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CDC: All 50 States Now Reporting Cases of Severe Vaping-Linked Lung Injury
As of Dec. 4, agency said it plans to only report cases that required hospitalization
Retail Prescription Drug Prices Fall for First Time in 45 Years
Decrease due to drops in generic drug prices and slow growth in the cost of brand-name medications
Rural Population Underrepresented Among Medical Students
Number of rural medical students would need to quadruple to meet share of rural residents in U.S. population
Receipt of Surgery for Early NSCLC Varies by County
25 percent absolute difference found between lowest, highest surgery receipt-rate counties in Massachusetts
First-Line Osimertinib May Up Survival in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC
For previously untreated disease, overall survival longer with osimertinib versus comparator EGFR-TKIs
Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Be Underdiagnosed in Women
About six in 10 women experience obstructive sleep apnea during dream sleep, similar to men
Physician Depressive Symptoms Tied to Higher Risk for Medical Errors
Bidirectional association seen between depressive symptoms and medical errors
Deep Learning Models Can Help Interpret Chest Radiographs
Models developed to detect pneumothorax, opacity, nodule or mass, fracture on frontal chest radiographs
Adults Not Living in Metro Areas Have Reduced Access to Care
In unadjusted analyses, adults not living in MSA more likely to have financial burden linked to care
Services Affected by Rural Hospitals Joining Health Systems
Reductions seen in imaging, on-site obstetric services, on-site primary care
