7 Children Dead From Adenovirus Outbreak in New Jersey
Outbreak occurred at a nursing and rehabilitation facility; 11 other children infected
Advance Care Planning Lowers Symptoms in Teens With HIV
Family-centered pediatric advance care planning may result in fewer symptoms, less suffering
White House Unveils New Insurance Option for Small Firms
Plan expands health reimbursement arrangements so workers can buy individual health coverage
Postnatal Education Increases Pain Relief Use at Vaccinations
Moms given info about infant pain management more likely to breastfeed, give sucrose, anesthestics
Bioinformatics Tool Can ID Source of Bloodstream Pathogens
Classically non-enteric pathogens identified in gut microbiome, challenging origin of these infections
2014 to 2016 Saw 470 Percent Increase in HIV PrEP Use in U.S.
~7 percent of those with indications for PrEP were prescribed PrEP, including 2.1 percent of women
CDC: Vaccination Rates More Than 95 Percent for Kindergartners
Coverage could be even higher if schools followed up with under-vaccinated
Variability in Geographic Availability of New Antibiotics
Greater geographic availability for antibiotics from and/or marketed by companies in U.S., Europe
CDC: First U.S. Case of Rat-Borne Andes Virus Diagnosed
New World hantavirus can present with symptoms similar to those of the flu
CDC: Many Pregnant Women Not Receiving Immunizations
Less than half who were pregnant during peak flu vaccination period in 2017 to 2018 were vaccinated
