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Enrollment in high-deductible health plans has increased among adults with employment-based insurance coverage

Enrollment in High-Deductible Health Plans Up From ’07 to ’17

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Almost one-quarter of adults aged 18 to 64 with employment-based coverage had HDHP without HSA
Clinicians should learn how to engage with transgender patients and be prepared to manage unique clinical issues

Clinicians Should Learn to Engage With Transgender Patients

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Issues to consider include how to address patients, obtaining inclusive history, unique clinical challenges
The decision to overturn the End of Life Option Act has added stress and anxiety to terminally ill patients

Patient Distressed by Overturn of California End of Life Option Act

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Patient with ALS describes assisted death as last element of control, while losing control over his body
Some bottles of montelukast (Singulair) tablets for asthma have been recalled by Camber Pharmaceuticals because they contain the wrong medication

FDA: Montelukast Tablet Bottles Recalled

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Voluntary recall due to incorrect drug in bottles

August 2018 Briefing – Internal Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for August 2018. This roundup includes the...
Integration of pharmacists into team-based care practice models can improve patient outcome

Adding Pharmacist to Team Can Improve Patient Outcomes

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Pharmacist roles include helping with insulin treatment, virtual consults, diabetes management
In the United States

Self-Injury Tops Diabetes As Cause of Death in United States

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In 2016, death rates were 29.1 versus 24.8 per 100,000 population
Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia

CDC: Increase in Rate of STDs for Fourth Consecutive Year in U.S.

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Nearly 2.3 million total cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis diagnosed in the United States in 2017
An allergen in red meat may be tied to heart disease

An Allergy to Red Meat May Be Tied to Heart Disease

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Allergen may represent a novel, potentially modifiable risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis
Medical collections decrease substantially with age

Medical Bills in Collections Decrease With Patient Age

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Mediating roles probable for increases in health insurance coverage and incomes