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Immediate access to opioid agonist treatment for patients presenting with opioid use disorder may provide greater health benefits at less cost than observed standard of care

Immediate Access to Opioid Agonists Found Cost-Effective

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Findings among patients with opioid use disorder in publicly-funded treatment facilities
Individuals who may have consumed contaminated raw milk and milk products from the Udder Milk company are urged to seek medical care

CDC Issues Warning on Contaminated Raw Milk

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Case of New Jersey woman becoming ill after drinking raw milk from Udder Milk company
Spouses of female physicians are on average more educated and work more hours outside the home than spouses of male physicians

Female Physicians’ Spouses More Likely to Work

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May explain need for female physicians to make more personal and professional adjustments
Raw flour can be a source of outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections

Raw Flour Can Be Source of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli

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On trace-back investigation, flour production facility ID'd as common point of contamination
Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels are significantly lower for black than white individuals

NTproBNP Levels Are Significantly Lower in Blacks

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Higher NTproBNP levels linked to increased risk of death; this association did not differ by race
Survivors of sudden cardiac death with structurally normal hearts have increased dispersion of repolarization after exertion

Increased Repolarization Dispersion Seen in SCD Survivors

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Detected by non-invasive electrocardiographic imaging, but not standard ECG, after exertion
Best practice advice statements from the American College of Physicians and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Best Practice Advice Issued for Hep B Vaccination, Screening

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All unvaccinated adults at risk for infection should be vaccinated; screening recommended for at-risk
For patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms that are 3 mm or smaller

No Treatment or Imaging Follow-Up Most Effective for Tiny UIAs

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Highest health benefit for unruptured intracranial aneurysms with no treatment or preventive follow-up
For patients with atrial fibrillation

NOACs Show Lower Risk of Adverse Renal Outcomes in A-Fib

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Compared with warfarin, dabigatran and rivaroxaban linked to lower risk of adverse renal outcomes
Physicians who are experiencing burnout are more than twice as likely to leave their organization within two years

High Costs Associated With Physician Burnout, Attrition

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Economic loss at Stanford over two years expected to range from $15.5 million to $55.5 million