It Costs $2.2 Billion a Year to Treat Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance adds $1,383 to the cost of treating a bacterial infection
Negative Affect That Lingers Tied to Health 10 Years Later
Higher levels of lingering negative affect linked to more chronic conditions, worse functional limitations
Recent Years Saw Increase in Burden of Prior Authorization
Ninety-two percent of physicians report PA-associated delays in patient access to care
About Half of Pregnant Women With HIV Have C-Sections
Increase in cesarean delivery among HIV-infected pregnant women from 1998 to 2013
ZIKV RNA Often ID’d in Semen of Men With Symptomatic Infection
Drop in ZIKV RNA shedding in semen seen within 3 months after illness onset but can persist longer
Considerable Differences in Burden of Disease at State Level
Increasing burden of various diseases depending on state; overall death rates declined
Suggestions Offered to Reduce Physician Frustration With EHRs
Eight suggestions include providing individualized optimization training to personalize EHR settings
Pharmacists Play Role in Cutting Hospital-Acquired Infections
Pharmacists involved in antibiotic surveillance, formulation of policies related to antibiotic use
Interns’ Schedule Takes Toll on Sleep, Physical Activity, Mood
Findings based on eight-month evaluation of new interns using Fitbit activity trackers
Large Drop Seen in Infection-Related Post-Transplant Deaths
Findings among adults undergoing kidney transplantation in Finland 1990 to 2010
