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Drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and psychostimulants accounted for 19.8 and 14.7 percent

Cocaine-, Psychostimulant-Involved Death Rates Increasing

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Synthetic opioids driving increases in cocaine-involved deaths, less so in psychostimulant-involved deaths
The dengue vaccine Dengvaxia has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the U.S. territories of American Samoa

FDA Approves Dengue Vaccine for Endemic Regions

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Vaccine indicated for individuals aged 9 to 16 who have previously had laboratory-confirmed dengue disease
A case of measles has led to the quarantine of a cruise ship with nearly 300 passengers and crew on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia

Measles Case Leads to Quarantine of Cruise Ship in St. Lucia

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Also, woman with measles attended a midnight screening of Avengers movie in Orange County, California

April 2019 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for April 2019. This roundup includes the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring a new boxed warning on sleep medications such as Ambien

FDA Puts Tough Warning Label on Ambien, Lunesta, Other Sleep Aids

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Move spurred by 66 cases of 'complex sleep behaviors' after taking the insomnia medications
People who use combination nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) are more likely to successfully quit smoking than people who use a single form of NRT

Combo Nicotine Replacement Tx Ups Success in Quitting Smoking

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Higher doses of nicotine gum and patches also may increase quit rate
Child and parent confidence are poor proxies for proper inhaler use among African-American children with asthma

Confidence in Inhaler Technique Poor Proxy for Correct Use

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Findings seen among children and parents of African-American children with asthma
A total of 704 cases of measles were reported in the United States from Jan. 1 to April 26

CDC: 704 Measles Cases Reported in U.S. Through April 26, 2019

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Thirteen outbreaks were reported; six of these were linked to underimmunized close-knit communities
Sixty-nine percent of pediatric residents report caring for gun injuries during their training

Most Pediatric Residents Report Caring for Gun Injuries

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Almost all residents agree pediatricians should ask about guns in the home, ask parents to lock guns
Some caregivers of children have influenza vaccine hesitancy and hold inaccurate beliefs about influenza vaccination and disease

12 Percent of Caregivers Have Pediatric Flu Vaccine Hesitancy

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Most hold inaccurate beliefs about flu, flu shots, including believing child will be protected with one shot