Risk of Suicide Up for Teens, Young Adults After Self-Harm
Risks of self-harm significantly higher for American Indians, Alaskan natives versus non-Hispanic whites
No Benefit for MRI After Normal Cervical CT in Blunt Trauma
MRI had lower health benefit and higher cost compared with no follow-up after normal CT findings
2013 to 2016 Saw No Change in Antibiotic Prescribing Practices
No significant change in individual or overall annual antibiotic prescribing rates during study period
VTE Risk Up in Most Emergency General Surgery Patients
Pharmacologic prophylaxis should be considered unless an absolute contraindication exists
Burn Deaths Down From 1989 to 2017 in the United States
New protocols may have reduced the mortality for all age groups, burn sizes, and genders
Lower Hospital Mortality for Acute MI During Heart Meeting
30-day mortality lower for hospitalization during Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meetings
Drug Copayments Often Exceed Prescription Drug Costs
Overpayments affect 23 percent of all prescriptions; more common with generic drugs
Possible Effect of Australia Gun Ban on Rate of Mass Shootings
Evidence suggests rejecting the hypothesis that the rate of shootings remained unchanged after 1996
Novel Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator Accurately IDs Risk
Calculator had near perfect calibration in validation sample; high degree of discrimination
U.S. Spends Twice As Much for Similar Health Care Utilization
U.S. has higher administrative and pharmaceutical costs than 10 other high-income countries
