Intervention Can Reduce Orders for Inpatient Urine Cultures
Intervention includes notifications to providers, changes to order sets, new urine culture reflex tests
Higher Triglycerides May Be Protective in the Very Elderly
Higher triglyceride levels tied to lower risk of cognitive decline, ADL decline, frailty aggravation, and death
Most Patients Do Not Disclose Complementary Medicine Use
Lack of inquiry from providers, fear of disapproval, belief CM is safe among reasons for nondisclosure
National Health Spending Set to Increase 5.5 Percent Annually
Long-observed demographic and economic factors expected to drive growth in health spending
Since Early 2000s, Overdose Death Rates Are Highest in U.S.
U.S. was not an outlier in terms of drug overdose mortality prior to the early 2000s
FDA: Gout Drug Uloric Increases Risk of Death
Medication is associated with increased risk of heart-related death and death from all causes
FDA Advances Regulation to Ensure Sunscreen Safety, Efficacy
Proposed rule will help consumers better understand what the sunscreens they are buying can actually do
8 More U.S. Communities to Be Assessed for PFAS Toxin Exposure
Assessments will lay groundwork for future study of the health effects of perfluoroalkyl, polyfluoroalkyl
Leg Amputation in ESRD Patients Should Prompt Palliative Care Discussion
Lower-extremity amputation signals poor prognosis with end-stage renal disease
Vertical Integration Has Little Impact on Quality Measures
Increased hospital market concentration tied to reduced quality in patient satisfaction measures
