Business Degree Increasingly Useful for Doctors
With increased focus on value, business analysis skills sought after
Opioid Bill Gets Bipartisan Support
Bill contains a mix of law enforcement and public health measures
80,000 Americans Died From Influenza Over Last Year
2017 to 2018 flu strains hit the very young and elderly especially hard; poor vaccine/strain match-up
Final Update on Salmonella-Tainted Honey Smacks Cereal
135 people sickened, 34 hospitalized, no deaths
Head CT Decision Aid Ups Parent Knowledge in Child Head Trauma
Parents in decision aid group had less decisional conflict, were more involved in decision-making
Burnout, Career Choice Regret Prevalent in U.S. Residents
Considerable variation according to specialty for both burnout symptoms, career choice regret
Lawn-Mower-Related Injuries Are Most Often Lacerations
Weighted estimate of 51,151 injuries from 2006 through 2013; 46.7 percent lacerations
In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent
Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
Initial Abx Feasible Alternative for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
At five years, cumulative incidence of appendicitis recurrence 39.1 percent with antibiotic treatment
Physician-Group ACOs Generate Medicare Savings
Savings grow with longer participation and are significantly higher than hospital-integrated ACOs
