Younger CRC Patients More Likely to Present With Abdominal Pain
Young colorectal cancer patients more often present via emergency; have lowest percentage early-stage cancer
Warnings Issued to Companies Illegally Selling E-Liquid, Hookah Products
FDA says companies are selling products without required marketing authorization
FDA Reports More Seizures Among Vapers
Agency encourages continued submission of reports related to seizures following e-cigarette use
Medicare Spending on Essential Medicines Up 116 Percent From 2011 to 2015
22 percent of increased total spending due to higher per-unit cost of existing drugs
Patient Who Caught Legionnaires’ Disease at Atlanta Hotel Dies
There are 11 other diagnosed cases of the disease and 61 probable cases
Infant Suffocation Deaths in Bed Increased From 1996 to 2016
Rates higher for non-Hispanic black infants versus whites, although risk factors the same
High-Intensity Lipid Lowering May Aid Very Elderly After ACS
Benefit of simvastatin-ezetimibe combo after acute coronary syndrome greatest for patients ≥75 years
2012 to 2018 Saw Substantial Rise in Naloxone Dispensing
Regional variation in naloxone dispensing considerable; rates lowest in most rural counties
Vaping Likely to Blame for 14 Hospitalizations in Two States
Patients had severe respiratory symptoms; vaping the only apparent link between the cases
Electric Fans Help in Hot, Humid Conditions but Not Hot, Dry Ones
In very hot, dry conditions, fan use worsened rectal temperature, heart rate, whole-body sweat rate
