Pharmaceutical Executive Defends 400 Percent Price Hike
Price for nitrofurantoin increased from $474.75 to $2,392 in August; exec cites 'moral imperative'
Handheld Device Inspired by Star Trek May Allow Rapid Diagnosis
Device uses enzyme-based assays to measure metabolites associated with multiple diseases
Physicians Often Don’t Address Their Burnout
Same traits that help doctors excel at their jobs make them more likely to experience burnout
Tenth-Graders Use Combustible, Edible, Vaporized Cannabis
Combustible use most prevalent; 61.7 percent of cannabis users report using multiple methods
Strategies to Cut Cardiovascular Risk Factors Show Mixed Results
Concerted efforts needed to implement prevention strategies and reach Million Hearts prevention goals
Prevalence of TBI 2.5 Percent Among U.S. Children
Children with lifetime history of TBI are more likely to have variety of health conditions
Implementing EMRs Affects Time Spent With Patients in Clinic
Even after return to pre-EMR efficiency, more time spent on documentation, less on patient interaction
CDC: Congenital Syphilis More Than Doubled Since 2013
Congenital syphilis up from 362 cases in 2013 to 918 in 2017, with 46.17 percent increase since 2016
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Tied to Hip Fracture in Dialysis Patients
Correlation between PPI and hip fracture persisted for subgroups with low, medium, high PPI use
Guidelines Updated for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
New classification system intended to capture complexity of anatomy and physiology of ACHD
