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Three large drug makers have launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration's rule requiring the prices of drugs to be included in television ads.

Drug Makers Challenge New Rule Requiring Drug Prices in TV Ads

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Lawsuit against the rule filed Friday by Merck, Eli Lilly, and Amgen
Many health care providers in the United Kingdom have little direct experience with online feedback

Most Providers Unaware of Online Feedback About Themselves

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Providers do not encourage patient reviews and often view such feedback as having limited value
Health care has modest effects on extending life expectancy in the United States

Access to Health Care Has Little Impact on Longevity

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Social, behavioral factors account for greater portion of premature mortality than does health care
An intervention designed to address barriers to asthma self-management improves asthma outcomes among older adults

Targeting Barriers to Self-Care Benefits Seniors With Asthma

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Home- and clinic-based interventions better for improving asthma control, quality of life in seniors
Physician misconduct is being underreported and most Americans do not know where to file a complaint

Survey Indicates Physician Misconduct Is Underreported

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Most Americans do not know that state medical board is best resource to contact in case of complaint
A rapidly cycling work roster is effective in reducing weekly work hours and the occurrence of >16 consecutive-hour shifts as well as improving sleep duration of resident physicians

Rapid Cycling Work Roster Improves Resident Sleep Practices

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In addition, decreases seen in weekly work hours and in the occurrence of >16 consecutive hour shifts
The electronic-AsthmaTracker app aids self-monitoring and improves asthma outcomes among pediatric patients and their parents

App Helps Pediatric Asthma Patients, Parents Self-Monitor

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With one year of use, improvements seen in asthma outcomes
For children with eczema

Staphylococcus aureus Linked to Food Sensitization in Eczema

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Children with S. aureus more likely to have persistent egg, peanut allergy independent of eczema severity

May 2019 Briefing – Allergy

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Allergy for May 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Providing assistance for physician impairment and rehabilitation is addressed in a position statement issued by the American College of Physicians and published online June 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP Issues Position on Response to Physician Impairment

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Rehabilitated doctors should be reintegrated into practice as long as patient safety not compromised