Declines in Life Expectancy in Many High-Income Countries
And increase in midlife death rates across racial and ethnic groups in the United States
Cognitive Disability Most Prevalent Type in Young Adults
Disability-specific disparities prevalent in access to health care, especially for young, middle-aged adults
Physicians Rate Communication During Visit Lower Than Patients
Lack of correlation between physician scores of doctor-patient communication versus patient scores
Experts Offer Tips for Provider Appeal of Denied Medical Claims
Recommendations include asking for exceptions to payer policies and citing regulatory information
NYU Becomes First Medical School to Cover All Tuition
Full-tuition scholarships, regardless of need, offered to all new and current medical students
Odds of Death Up With Exposure to Pregabalin, Opioids
Dose-response association with highest odds of opioid-related death with high-dose pregabalin
Wildfire Smoke Causing Poor Air Quality in U.S. Pacific Northwest
Air pollution advisories, air quality alerts issued for Washington, Oregon
FDA Approves First Generic EpiPen
Approval will address both rising costs and shortages of epinephrine
EHR Review Can Measure Diagnostic Uncertainty
For more than 70 percent of visits to a primary care clinic, reviewers identified diagnostic uncertainty
U.S. Measles Outbreak Hits 107 Cases in 21 States, D.C.
Outbreak on track to exceed last year's; most of the people who got measles weren't vaccinated
