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WHO: Vaccine Hesitancy a Major Global Health Threat
Percentage of U.S. children 19 to 35 months who have not been vaccinated has quadrupled since 2001
FDA Down to 5 Weeks of Funding to Review New Drug Applications
Agency cannot accept new fees or applications until the shutdown is over
FDA Approves First Generic Version of Epilepsy Drug Sabril
Generic equivalents held to same vigorous manufacturing standards as brand-name drugs
Sex Differences Seen in Pursuit of Interventional Cardiology Career
Factors negatively influencing women are largely related to the culture of the subspecialty
Antibiotics Often Inappropriately Prescribed for Bronchiolitis in ED
In almost 70 percent of bronchiolitis cases, antibiotics prescribed with no concomitant infection
Asthma Undiagnosed in One in Five Urban Adolescents
Odds of being undiagnosed higher for girls, Asian-Americans versus white non-Hispanics
Risk for Uninsurance in AMI Patients Reduced With Medicaid Expansion
Similar in-hospital mortality seen for low-income patients with AMI in expansion versus nonexpansion states
Achieving Healthy Diet From Sustainable Food Feasible
Global adoption of healthy reference diet would reduce morbidity, environmental degradation
Hemochromatosis Mutation Linked to Other Morbidity
Higher rates of at least one incident-linked condition seen in men, women with HFE p.C282Y homozygosity
Nerve Transfer Promising for Acute Flaccid Myelitis Patients
Two children with AFM who underwent surgery for nerve transfer show functional recovery at two years
