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Health clinics in Clark County

Measles Outbreak Triggers Sharp Rise in Demand for Vaccine

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More than 50 confirmed cases of measles, 11 suspected cases reported in Clark County, Washington, this year
In a drug industry first

Johnson & Johnson to Provide Drug Prices in TV Ads

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Drug list prices, typical out-of-pocket costs will appear on screen at end of commercials
States with above-median OxyContin misuse before reformulation of the drug experienced a 222 percent increase in hepatitis C infection rates after reformulation

Hepatitis C Infection Rates Up After OxyContin Reformulation

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222 percent increase in HCV infection rates seen after reformulation in states with above-median misuse
Federal value-based incentive programs are not associated with reductions in device-associated catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates

Value-Based Incentive Program Does Not Cut Catheter-Linked UTIs

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VBIP implementation not linked with immediate changes or changes in trends for any outcome
Omadacycline is noninferior to moxifloxacin for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and noninferior to linezolid for acute bacterial skin infections

Omadacycline Noninferior to Moxifloxacin for Pneumonia

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Second study shows noninferiority to linezolid for acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections
Recommendations have been updated for tonsillectomy in children; the revised clinical practice guideline was published as a supplement to the February issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Recommendations Updated for Tonsillectomy in Children

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Strong recommendations presented against administering perioperative antibiotics, codeine after tonsillectomy
Preliminary results from a patient being tested for Ebola suggest that the patient has another condition

Patient Tested for Ebola at Philadelphia Hospital

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Testing was done out of 'an abundance of caution'
The 2019 recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedules have been issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 5 in Pediatrics.

AAP Releases 2019 Childhood Immunization Schedules

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Influenza row modified to reflect current recommendations for live attenuated flu vaccine
During the first eight months of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) use

CDC Examines Safety of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine

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Total of 4,381 reports of adverse events during first eight months of use; 3 percent were serious
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has released its updated adult immunization schedule for 2019; the schedule was published online Feb. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Updated ACIP Immunization Schedule Released for Adults

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Changes recommended to influenza vaccine, hepatitis A and B vaccines