Employee Premiums, Deductibles Eating Larger Share of Income
The average deductible for a middle-income family was 4.7 percent of income in 2018
Number of Pregnant Women Taking Antidepressants Down
Findings seen in large, population-based study in Denmark from 1997 to 2016
Most Infants Susceptible to Measles by 3 Months of Age
In elimination study, 92 percent of infants had antibodies below protective threshold by 3 months
Few Anorexia Nervosa Patients Make Complete Recovery
Caregivers ID seven domains of recovery; physical recovery occurs before social, emotional recovery
Radiation From CT Scans Linked to Thyroid Cancer, Leukemia
Elevated risk stronger in women than men; risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma increased in patients ≤45
Recommendations Developed for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Use of at least five drugs recommended for intensive-phase treatment, four drugs for continuation phase
Inducing Labor at 41 Weeks May Cut Stillbirth Rates
Rates lower compared with a wait-and-see approach with induction at 42 weeks
American Heart Association, Nov. 16-18
The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2019 The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held from Nov. 16 to 18 in...
New Medicare Online Drug Plan Finder Might Lead to Higher Cost
Program experts and people who help with sign-ups say the tool can obscure out-of-pocket costs
Incidence of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus Increasing
Greater increase seen for distant-stage and regional-stage SCCA than for localized-stage SSCA
