Three-Quarters of Health Care Workers Got Flu Shot Last Year
Lowest rates seen among health workers in long-term care settings
Price Hikes Noted in Small Subset of Generic Drugs
Small but growing proportion of drugs experiencing at least doubling in price
Opioid Use Down With ‘Enhanced Recovery After Surgery’ Program
Opioid consumption drops for women undergoing gynecologic surgery, no increase in pain scores
Uninsured Rate at 8.8 Percent in First Quarter of 2018
Rate remained steady compared with 2017 but was substantially lower than rate of 16 percent in 2010
Increasing Water Intake Can Cut Cystitis Recurrence
For women at high risk for recurrence, increasing water intake can prevent recurrence
Treatment Linked to Cognitive Scores in Breast Cancer Survivors
For older survivors, those receiving chemotherapy have increasing worse APE scores
JUUL Laboratories Have Largest Market Share of E-Cigarettes
Sales of JUUL e-cigarettes increased 641 percent from 2016 to 2017 to top market by December 2017
Interviews Can Help Ensure Physician Candidates Fit Culture
Medical practices must understand their own cultures before interviewing, pick questions beyond résumé
Number of Health-Related Data Breaches Increasing
Health plans had most records breached from 2010 to 2017, but providers breached most often
Ondansetron in Pregnancy Not Linked to Most Birth Defects
Use for nausea, vomiting of pregnancy tied to modest increase in cleft palate, renal agenesis-dysgenesis
