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Prices for drugs under shortage increase more than twice as quickly as expected in the absence of a shortage

Drug Prices Increase More Than Expected After Shortages

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Expected price increase 20 percent for all drugs after shortage versus 9 percent in absence of shortage
Nearly one in 11 U.S. middle and high school students used cannabis in electronic cigarettes in 2016

Many Middle, High Schoolers Report E-Cigarette Cannabis Use

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Use is higher among males, current users of e-cigarettes or other tobacco products
Use of medical scribes is associated with decreased physician documentation burden

Scribes Improve Physician Workflow, Patient Interaction

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Scribes lower EHR documentation burden for doctors and increase time spent interacting with patients
Sport specialization in children and adolescents is associated with an increased risk of overuse musculoskeletal injuries

Sport Specialization Tied to Pediatric Overuse Injury

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Athletes with high specialization at higher risk of injury than those with moderate, low specialization
Sexual minorities

Socioeconomic Status Lower Among U.S. Sexual Minorities

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Observation especially true for females, but adjusting for education attenuates many of the disparities
An active choice intervention is associated with an increase in influenza vaccination rates

Active Choice Intervention Tied to Increase in Flu Shot Rates

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Vaccination rates decrease throughout the day; with intervention, similar increase throughout day
The Senate on Monday passed on a 99-1 vote legislation aimed at curbing the nation's ongoing opioid addiction crisis.

U.S. Senate Passes Opioids Bill

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Comprehensive bipartisan package earmarks billions of dollars to fight opioid abuse in the United States
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday launched a new ad campaign aimed at curbing rampant e-cigarette use among American teens.

FDA Ad Campaign Hopes to Halt E-Cigarette Use Among Teens

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'The Real Cost' Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign to target at-risk youth
For commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs

Drug Prices Seem Not to Be Influenced by Their Value

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Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of 30 heart medications varied from cost-saving to costly
Ambient particulate matter concentrations are associated with emergency/urgent care visits among individuals with asthma

Ambient Particulate Matter Linked to Emergency Asthma Care

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Increase in asthma hospital visits with increasing ambient particulate matter in San Luis Valley