FDA: Chocolates, Candies May Be Contaminated With Hepatitis A
Worker at Bauer's Candies facility in Kentucky tested positive for hepatitis A
Increase in Brand-Name Drug Cost Mainly Due to Existing Drugs
Rising costs of oral, injectable generic and specialty drugs mostly driven by new product entry
Many Female Health Care Workers Live in Poverty
Half of black and Latina female health care workers earn less than $15/hour
Nine Cases of Wound Botulism ID’d in Injection Drug Users
All patients used injection drugs; seven reported using black tar heroin and six practiced skin popping
Measles Outbreak in New York State Largest in Recent History
There has been an increase in measles cases across the United States and worldwide
ACA Coverage Gains Could Erode Without Individual Mandate
However, individual market in California not expected to destabilize because of mandate penalty
Single-Family Rooms May Benefit Very Preterm Infants
Reduced sepsis, increased breastfeeding rates observed; no difference in neurodevelopment vs. open bay units
Cervical Cancer Screening Rates ‘Unacceptably Low’
Just 64.6 percent of 30- to 65-year-old women up to date, but Pap-HPV cotesting has increased
Antibiotics Prescribed for Children More Often at Nonpediatric EDs
Frequency of guideline-concordant prescribing for respiratory conditions lower at nonpediatric EDs
Medical Marketing Has Increased in Past 20 Years
Considerable increase seen from 1997 through 2016, especially in direct-to-consumer advertising
