Nearly 60 Percent With Conjunctivitis Fill Antibiotic Rx
Blacks and Latinos less likely to fill prescriptions; higher-income, educated patients more likely to fill rx
2006 to 2013 Saw Increase in ER Use for Herpes Zoster
Increase in number of emergency department visits and costs for HZ-related ER visits
1991-2014 Saw Minimal Change in Health Spending Per State
Recession and recovery, implementation of health reform impacted health care coverage
Protective Association Identified for Asthma Against Sepsis
Decreased risk for hospital mortality, septicemia, sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock
HCC Drops Beyond Five Years of Entecavir/Tenofovir Tx for Hep B
Older age, lower platelets at baseline and year five, liver stiffness ≥12 kPa linked to HCC development
CDC: Number of U.S. Counties With Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Up
Surveillance also spotted increase in mosquitoes that transmit dengue, chikungunya viruses
Financial Incentives May Increase Viral Suppression in HIV
No increase in linkage to care, but increase noted in viral suppression and continuity of care
Support for Financial Penalties Up With Emphasis on Patient Harms
Penalties supported by 41% of physician recipients of clinical vignette describing harms to patient
Chronic Lyme Disease Treatments Tied to Serious Adverse Effects
Medications in this context not shown to result in substantial long-term improvement, researchers say
Unusual Measles Outbreak Described in Ontario in Early 2015
All 18 cases were suggested to have derived from a single importation of measles virus genotype D4
