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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its interim guidance for U.S. health care providers caring for infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection

CDC Updates Zika Guidance for Infant Care

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Recommendations include evaluation and management of infants with possible infection
Clinicians' job satisfaction is associated with improved burnout scores and reduced intention to leave their practices

Clinician Job Satisfaction Linked to Improved Burnout Scores

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Reduced intention to leave practice for clinicians who report increased job satisfaction during follow-up
Intravenous (IV) hydromorphone is less effective than IV prochlorperazine plus diphenhydramine for acute migraine treatment in the emergency department

IV Prochlorperazine Beats IV Hydromorphone for Migraine

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IV hydromorphone much less effective for migraine treatment in the emergency department
Transition from a condition-specific to a hospital-wide readmission measure would result in a modest increase in the number of hospitals eligible for readmission penalties and would substantially increase penalties for safety-net hospitals

More Penalties With Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure

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Increase in number of hospitals eligible for penalties, in penalty disparity for safety-net, other hospitals
Women and minorities undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with everolimus-eluting stents have a risk of major adverse cardiac events that is similar to that of white men

MACE Risk Similar for White Men, Women, Minorities After PCI

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But women and minorities have higher adjusted risk of death/MI after PCI with everolimus-eluting stent
Modifiable conditions

Conditions Tied to Clinician Dissatisfaction Are Modifiable

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Improving workplace satisfaction directly tied to reduced clinician burnout
Key stakeholders and physicians discussed electronic health record usability and optimization in the American Medical Association Running Your Practice Community.

Key Stakeholders Discuss How to Make EHRs More Usable

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Stakeholders, physicians discuss EHR usability and optimization, rules for releasing test results
Measures of cerebral functional network connectivity measured within four weeks of cardiac arrest are associated with a favorable outcome at one year

MRI Findings Prognostic for Long-Term Recovery in Cardiac Arrest

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Cerebral functional network connectivity shows potential in anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Serum tau is a promising novel biomarker for prediction of neurological outcome in patients with cardiac arrest

Tau May Predict Neurological Outcome After Cardiac Arrest

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Increased serum tau is associated with worse outcome six months after cardiac arrest
Overall survival for patients with melanoma brain metastases has improved significantly since 2000

Overall Survival Up for Melanoma Brain Metastases

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Median overall survival from time of diagnosis has increased from 7.5 to 22.7 months