Certification Status Tied to Physician Performance Measures
MOC linked to performance on selected Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set measures
CDC: Invasive MRSA More Likely Among Injection Drug Users
From 2011 to 2016, increase in invasive MRSA cases from 4.1 to 9.2 percent among injection drug users
Kitchen Towels Are Source of Possibly Pathogenic Bacteria
Multipurpose towels have higher colony-forming units; humid towels have higher CFU versus dry ones
Poor Social Network Adds Health Risks Across Cardiac Diagnoses
Having no one to talk to linked to worse self-rated mental and physical health, anxiety, depression
FDA Warns Websites Marketing Unapproved Opioids
As part of comprehensive effort to target online sales, networks operating 53 sites received warnings
2011 to 2017 Saw Drop in Youth Use of Any Tobacco Products
Electronic cigarettes most commonly used tobacco product among high, middle school students in 2017
Cancer Development Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
Increased risk of subsequent diabetes independent of traditional diabetes risk factors
Erectile Dysfunction Independently Tied to CV Events
ED a significant predictor of cardiovascular disease events after full adjustment for risk factors
Better Dietary Patterns Among U.S. Adults Could Save Billions
Cost savings of $25.7B and $38.1B based on 20 percent increase in adherence to MED, HEI-2015
Childhood Obesity/Overweight Steadily Rose From 1999 to 2014
If trends continue, about one-third of children and one-half of teens will be obese/overweight by 2030
