Economic Burden of U.S. Opioid Epidemic $78.5 Billion Annually
Costs includes health care, lost productivity, treatment programs
Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4 Tied to Preeclampsia Risk in T1DM
Elevated FABP4 in early pregnancy and second trimester in women in whom preeclampsia develops
Quality of Diet Linked to Risk of T2DM Regardless of BMI Change
Association only partly explained by body weight changes
Physicians Treating Few Patients With Buprenorphine
22 percent of prescribers had monthly census of one to three patients; 9 percent had >75 patients
Obese Children, Teens Exhibit Different Gut Flora Composition
Targeting specific types of bacteria might one day help treat childhood obesity, research suggests
Stress May Compromise Health Benefits of Eating ‘Good’ Fats
However, stress does not seem to make the body's response to 'bad' fats even worse
NIH: More Must Be Done to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
New government report says multipronged approach is needed
Misoprostol Doesn’t Cut Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Misoprostol administered immediately after delivery also linked to more maternal adverse events
Art Therapy, Clown Visits Cut Children’s Preoperative Anxiety
Intervention based on art therapy and clown visits can reduce pre-op anxiety at separation from parents
Hospitals Increasingly Employing Doctors, Effects on Care Uncertain
Switch to employment model not linked to improvement in any of four composite quality metrics
