Little Global Development Assistance for Adolescent Health
Overall, 1.6 percent of total development assistance for health went to projects with adolescent target
Tobacco Content Still Common on U.K. Prime-Time Television
Tobacco content occurred in 33 percent of all programs; 8 percent of all adverts, trailer breaks
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
Wildfire Smoke Causing Poor Air Quality in U.S. Pacific Northwest
Air pollution advisories, air quality alerts issued for Washington, Oregon
Many Children With Asthma Do Not Have Medications Ready
Low-income urban preschoolers with asthma may not meet home medication readiness criteria
AAP Outlines Appropriate Pediatric Nephrology Testing
Five evidence-based recommendations list tests, procedures that doctors, patients should question
Heat-Driven Air Conditioning May Contribute to Additional Deaths
Researchers project that AC adaptation will account for increase in deaths related to air quality
Residents’ Sleep Deteriorates During Training
Worsening seen for sleep duration, quality of sleep, and daytime sleepiness
QI Program Can Up Outcomes for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Decreases in pharmacologic treatment, adjunctive agent use, hospital length of stay, opioid tx days
