Family Support May Improve Asthma Outcomes in Poor Youth
Better family ties linked to improved management, outcomes in dangerous/disorderly neighborhoods
Air Pollution Found to Accelerate Aging of the Lungs
Larger effects seen for people from lower-income households
About One in 20 Patients Exposed to Preventable Harm
Pooled prevalence of preventable patient harm was 6 percent; 12 percent was severe, led to death
U.S. Health, Economic Burden of Uncontrolled Asthma Projected
U.S. teens, adults expected to lose about 15.46 million QALYs over 20 years due to uncontrolled asthma
Serious Misdiagnosis-Related Harms Mostly Due to ‘Big Three’
Vascular events, infections, cancers account for 74.1 percent of high-severity misdiagnosis-related harms
Health Care Professionals Exhibit Gender Bias
Biases associate men with careers and surgery and women with family and family medicine
Medicare Drug Rebate Plan Withdrawn by Trump Administration
Rebates would have been paid directly to seniors in Medicare Part D program when they filled their Rx
Capping Work Hours in Residency Does Not Impact Outcomes Later
No differences seen in post-training patient mortality, readmissions, or costs of care
Rule Requiring Drug Prices in TV Ads Blocked by Judge
The rule, applying to any drug that costs more than $35 a month, was to take effect this week
EHR System-Generated In-Basket Messages Linked to Burnout
Receiving more than average number of messages linked to increased probability of physician burnout
