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Millions of workers gained insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act without adverse effects on labor markets

ACA Coverage Substantial, but Did Not Impact Labor Markets

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Coverage gains did not negatively impact employment levels, hours worked, earnings
Implementation of state youth traumatic brain injury (TBI) legislation correlated with an increase in pediatric emergency department utilization for youth sports- and recreation-related  mild TBI evaluation

ED Utilization Up for Pediatric mTBI After TBI Legislation

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Proportion of ED visits increased from five years before to after legislation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced it has approved Aemcolo (rifamycin)

FDA Approves Drug for Treatment of Travelers’ Diarrhea

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Aemcolo not indicated for patients with diarrhea complicated by fever and/or bloody stool
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with health officials from various states are asking American consumers to avoid romaine lettuce due to an outbreak of Escherichia coli illness.

FDA: Another E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce

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So far, 32 people across 11 states have become sick with E. coli after eating romaine lettuce
The results of a recent survey of thousands of nurses and patients show that hospital patient safety remains a serious concern

Better Work Environment Tied to Better Patient Safety

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Large survey shows patient safety, hospital nursing work environment concerns remain
Frail acute myocardial infarction patients are less likely to undergo cardiac catheterization and have an increased risk for bleeding

Major Bleeding Up With Frailty in Acute MI Patients

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Increased risk for bleeding for those undergoing catheterization, not with conservative management

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 15-19

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The 2018 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology The annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma...
A task force to investigate a rising number of cases of a rare polio-like disease among children in the United States has been created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Announces Acute Flaccid Myelitis Task Force

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Task force is scheduled to submit its first report in early December
The risk for sexual transmission of HIV is negligible when an HIV-positive sex partner adheres to antiretroviral therapy and maintains viral suppression

HIV Transmission Risk Small With Antiretroviral Compliance

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No transmissions with antiretroviral tx, viral load of less than 200 copies/mL four to six months apart
Patients with peanut allergy who received oral immunotherapy

ACAAI: Oral Immunotherapy Is Protective in Peanut Allergy

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More patients receiving AR101 able to ingest ≥600 mg peanut protein without dose-limiting symptoms