Doctors Present Recs For and Against Acupuncture for Pain
Acupuncture results sometimes compared to sham acupuncture, not pain meds; bias can affect research
Over 5,100 Noncongenital Zika Cases Reported in U.S. in 2016
Ninety-five percent of cases were identified in travelers returning from Zika virus-affected areas
Considerable Resource Use, Costs for Cardiovascular Care
Ten-year health care costs were $23,142 in MESA cohort; 78 percent of costs linked to medication use
Three-Pronged Approach Can Improve Physician Engagement
Strategy used by one practice improved physician engagement and relieved burnout
Severity of Nonfatal Firearm Injuries Increased, 1993 to 2014
Findings based on analysis of 22 years of inpatient hospital data
Falls in Elderly Patients Cost $50 Billion Annually
Findings include medical costs attributed to fatal and nonfatal falls; costs for fatal falls $754 million
30-Day ER Revisit Predicts Poor Outcomes in Elderly
Older age, male sex, polypharmacy, and cognitive impairment are independent predictors of a revisit
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, March 2-5
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting/World Allergy Congress The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma...
Vaccine Exposure in First 23 Months Has No Adverse Impact
Vaccine antigen exposure doesn't differ for those with, without later non-vaccine-targeted infections
CDC: Opioid-Involved Overdoses Up July 2016 to Sept. 2017
Average increase of 5.6 percent/quarter in rate of ER visits with suspected opioid-involved overdoses
