Level of Antibiotic Prescribing High for Children in Tennessee
Nearly 25 percent of overall, broad-spectrum antibiotic prescriptions written by 1.7 percent of providers
Cancer Survivors Have Substantial Medical Financial Hardship
Financial sacrifices also reported, with hardship and sacrifices more common in survivors aged 18 to 64
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Features Differ in Peak, Nonpeak Years
Patients with AFM onset in peak years are younger, more often positive for enterovirus, rhinovirus RNA
CDC: Benzodiazepines Prescribed at 27 Office Visits Per 100 Adults
Overlapping opioid Rx involved in about one-third of visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed
Quickly Reducing High Potassium Levels Improves Outcomes
Lower mortality seen in emergency department patients whose potassium is normalized quickly
Lack of Self-Exams Hampers Early Melanoma Identification
Of those surveyed in rural communities, 43 percent intended to perform self-exam but did not follow through
Colorectal Cancer Risk Still Up in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Even after adjustment for tumor stage, patients with ulcerative colitis have higher risk for CRC mortality
Longer External Ventricular Drain Closures Needed to Read ICP
Intracranial pressure equilibrium reached in only 22.9 percent of external ventricular drain closures
2003 to 2017 Saw Drop in Infant Mortality Due to Birth Defects
Considerable variation found in the decrease, with smallest decline for infants born to black mothers
Sepsis Associated With Almost 20 Percent of Global Deaths
Sepsis incidence and mortality decreased from 1990 to 2017, but considerable regional variation identified
