PAS: Smartphone Blocker App Could Aid Teen Driving Safety
New study suggests experimental device helps reduce high-risk driving events
Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties
Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
PAS: State Bans Lead to Fewer Teens Texting While Driving
Between 2011 and 2013, texting while driving was outlawed in 14 states
CDC: Expanding EMS Naloxone Use Will Save Lives
CDC urges expansion of access to the prescription antidote among EMS personnel
National Health Alert Issued Over HIV Outbreak in Indiana
More than 140 cases linked to injection drug use reported in rural Indiana
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Asthma Meds Ups ER Use
Advertising linked to increase in pharmacy sales; emergency room visits for commercially insured
One in 10 AMI Patients Have Unrecognized Incident Diabetes
Few not recognized as having DM during hospitalization on meds six months after discharge
Prednisolone, Pentoxifylline Little Use in Alcoholic Hepatitis
Nonsignificant drop in 28-day mortality with prednisolone; no improvement with pentoxifylline
DMV Program Can Generate Additional Organ Donors
Customers of DMV staff who received training more likely to register as organ donors
Doctors May Be Caught Off Guard by Antibiotic Shortages
Multiple shortages of 32 antibiotics, which lasted an average of six months
