Increase in Alcohol Use, High-Risk Drinking in U.S. Adults
Increases were greatest among women; older adults; racial/ethnic minorities; less educated, lower income
History of C-Section Ups Risk of Complications in Hysterectomy
Women with previous C-section have increased odds of reoperation, peri-, post-op complications
Study Quantifies Condom Use in 15- to 44-Year-Olds in 2011-15
Overall, 18.2 and 23.9 percent of women, men used a condom 100 percent of the time in past month
Wound Complication Rate for C-Section Varies With Suture Type
Reduced complications with poliglecaprone 25 versus polyglactin 910 for women undergoing C-section
Live Attenuated Flu Vaccine Not Effective for Children in 2015-16
Overall, influenza vaccine was 48 percent effective against any influenza illness for 2015 to 2016 season
Births Outside Obstetric Institutions Up Mortality Risk
Rate of unplanned births rises with increasing travel time to obstetric institutions
Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates Down in Blacks, Up in Whites
Among adults aged 20 to 54 years, increase in CRC mortality only seen in whites aged 30 to 54 years
Guidance Provided for Preventing Practice Billing Errors
Practices should have a compliance plan and policy and someone responsible for enforcing it
Single Measures of Viral Load May Overestimate HIV Suppression
Overall, 57.3 percent had suppressed load in most recent test; 47.6 percent had durable suppression
Moms’ Prior Flu Vaccine Doesn’t Weaken Newborns’ Benefit
Initial antibody response may weaken with more vaccines, but benefits at delivery not affected
