Large Gap Found in Health Administrative Spending for U.S., Canada
$2,497 per capita spent on administration in the United States in 2017 versus $551 in Canada
Antipsychotic Initiation Ups Risk for Head Injury, TBI in Alzheimer Disease
TBI injury risk up for quetiapine versus risperidone users
Use of Powder in Genital Area Not Linked to Ovarian Cancer
Frequent versus never use, long-term versus never use not significantly associated with higher risk
Few Youths Receive Addiction Treatment After Opioid Overdose
Only 1.9 percent of Medicaid-enrolled youth received pharmacotherapy after nonfatal opioid overdose
Folic Acid, Zinc Supplements in Men No Benefit in Infertility
No significant improvement seen in semen quality, live births among couples seeking infertility treatment
CDC Data May Be Underreporting Scope of Overdose Deaths
Number of deaths in Florida 19 to 39 percent higher using Florida Medical Examiners Commission data
CDC: Young Adults Who Ever Received HPV Vaccine on the Rise
2013 to 2018 saw increase in percentage having received one or more doses, recommended number of doses
Prevalence of Buprenorphine-Waivered Prescribers Increasing
Increase seen from 2007 to 2017; growth faster in counties with higher rates of opioid-related OD deaths
Teens Who Misuse Opioids Likely to Engage in Other Risky Behaviors
Likelihood increased for engaging in 22 risky behaviors for those who misuse prescription opioids
One-Cycle BE500P Seems Safe for High-Risk Early Testicular Cancer
Malignant recurrence rate was 1.3 percent at two years for one-cycle BE500P in high-risk early-stage disease
