More Than 78 Percent of Health Care Personnel Receive Flu Shot
But only 53.6 percent of pregnant women received flu shot before/during pregnancy in 2016-2017
About Half of Patients Receive Approval for PCSK9i Prescription
Prescription abandonment linked to copay costs, with rates more than 75 percent for copays > $350
Pneumococcal Vaccine for Only Half With Work-Related Asthma
54 percent of adults with work-related asthma, 35 percent with non-work-related asthma vaccinated
Cancer Risk Up for RA Patients With Venous Thromboembolism
Risk of cancer increased during the first year after VTE and in longer follow-up period
Fragmented QRS Predicts Cardiac Death During Exercise
Fragmented QRS complex in anterior leads seen more commonly in group exercising at time of death
VA Models Provide Guidance for Care of Hepatitis C Infection
Expansion of treatment capacity and of integrated care to address comorbidities is key
Working With a Scribe Improves Physician Satisfaction
When scribes draft documents, physicians happier with chart quality and accuracy, time with patients
Hereditary Hemochromatosis Patients Can Safely Donate Blood
No data to suggest that nonvoluntary nature of donations compromises safety of blood products
Cardiometabolic Risk, HOMA-IR Up With Increasing BMI in Young
Cardiorespiratory fitness cuts cardiometabolic risk score as BMI categories rise in children
Notification Rates of New HIV Diagnoses Up in Older Adults
Significant increase in rates in 16 European countries, clustering in central/eastern nations
