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A case before a state supreme court could potentially expose physicians to large fines based on a legal technicality relating to what they should have known

Case Before Supreme Court May Expose Doctors to Large Fines

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Case surrounds whether liability under IFPA can be based on what a practice should have known
Treatment of acne with antibiotics is associated with a significant decrease in the rate of Staphylococcus aureus carriage

Drop in S. aureus Carriage Rate With Antibiotic Tx of Acne

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Antibiotic treatment of acne does not significantly alter the rates of antibiotic resistance
A case of ceftriaxone-associated renal toxicity in an adult has been documented in a case report published online Feb. 23 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

Case Report: Ceftriaxone-Linked Renal Toxicity in Adult Male

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Patient unresponsive to pharmacotherapy; symptoms resolved with double J stent insertions by cystoscopy
During the first two months of this year

CDC: 116 Travel-Associated Zika Cases in U.S. So Far This Year

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Nearly all had a probable link to travel to a Zika-endemic area outside the United States, agency says
Spending on prescription medications for insured Americans increased about 5 percent in 2015

Spending on Prescription Meds Up About 5 Percent in 2015

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Increase due to increased medication use and higher prices; increase about half that of 2014
In a case report published online Feb. 28 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Non-HIV-Related Kaposi Sarcoma in BRAFi-Treated Patient

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Patient with history of myasthenia gravis, metastatic melanoma presented with macules on both feet
Some major U.S. cities

Predictions Made for Zika Arrival in U.S. Cities This Summer

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Weather and travel patterns could expose people as far north as New York City
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections are frequently associated with health care settings

Many Cases of MERS-CoV Are Health Care-Associated

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Forty-two percent of case-patients identified with MERs-CoV had health care-associated cases
Disruptive patients may get worse care from physicians

Disruptive Patients Distract Docs, May Receive Compromised Care

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In fictional scenarios, doctors were distracted by bad behaviors during diagnosis, made more errors
Many children who develop urinary tract infections tied to the Escherichia coli bacteria are now failing to respond to antibiotic treatment

Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric UTIs Up Globally

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Could lead to greater reliance on much more costly intravenous medications