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Consumers should not use two electronic cigarette liquids that contain erectile dysfunction drugs because they may pose health risks

FDA: Some E-Cigarette Liquids Contain Erectile Dysfunction Meds

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Sildenafil and tadalafil not approved to be sold over the counter and are being sold illegally
Enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is down with just days left to sign up

Enrollment Under the Affordable Care Act Down From Last Year

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In most states, Saturday is the sign-up deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1
Morbidity

Considerable Morbidity, Mortality Due to Animal Encounters

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Greatest number of deaths for bites from nonvenomous arthropods; rat bites most lethal
Because of greater patient delays from symptom onset to first medical contact

Greater Patient Delays for Women With STEMI Than Men

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Greater patient delays accounted for 12 percent greater ischemic time among women in 2012 to 2016
National health care spending slowed in 2017

2017 Saw Slowing in National Health Care Spending

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Slower growth in health care spending mainly due to use and intensity of goods and services
The drugs most commonly involved in drug overdose deaths during 2011 to 2016 include fentanyl

CDC Identifies Drugs Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths

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Oxycodone, heroin, and fentanyl ranked first in 2011, 2012-2015, 2016; cocaine ranked second or third
After implementation of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education diversity accreditation standards

U.S. Medical Schools See Increase in Diversity

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More female, black, and Hispanic matriculants seen after diversity accreditation standards implemented
Policies for paid childbearing or family leave for residents are lacking at top-ranking medical schools and may be exacerbated by lack of direction from specialty boards

Paid Childbearing Policies Lacking for Residents

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Policies optimizing competing goals and defining training competency needed
There has been a record number of cases of a rare paralyzing illness among children in the United States this year

Case Numbers of U.S. Children With Polio-Like Illness Hit Record High

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CDC says there have been 158 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis in 36 states
Patients with cardiac arrest from the poorest neighborhoods have longer emergency medical service times

EMS Times Longer for Patients From Poorest Neighborhoods

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Total EMS time for cardiac arrest was longer for patients in lowest ZIP code income quartile