Spending Up With Treatment in Hospital-Owned Practices
Difference in spending seems to be due to greater service utilization; no difference seen in care quality
Insulin Pump Therapy Use Has Increased Since 1995
Highest rates reported among preschoolers, children, and adolescents aged younger than 15 years
New Strain of S. pyogenes Causing Scarlet Fever in U.K.
New, more toxigenic strain may explain recent increase in scarlet fever activity in England
EPA to Phase Out Chemical Testing on Mammals
Agency plans 30 percent reduction in number of studies that require use of mammals by 2025
President Pushing for Nationwide Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes
Details of plan to phase out flavored e-cigarettes from the market expected during the next few weeks
Female Early-Career, Midcareer Pediatricians Earn Less Than Male Peers
Female pediatricians also more likely to take primary responsibility for most household tasks
1,125,000 Men/Boys Expected to Have Hemophilia Worldwide
Prevalence of all severities of hemophilia A and hemophilia B estimated at 17.1 and 3.8 cases per 100,000
Poverty Rate Drops, but Fewer Americans Have Health Insurance
8.5 percent of population lacked health insurance for all of 2018, up from 7.9 percent in 2017
California Passes Laws to Reduce Fake Medical Exemptions for Vaccines
Officials will have power to revoke any medical exemptions written by a doctor who has faced disciplinary action
AMA: Do Not Use Electronic Cigarettes
AMA statement comes as sixth death from vaping-related lung illness confirmed
