Company Reaches $1.4 Billion Settlement in Opioid Treatment Investigation
Settlement the largest in U.S. history in a case involving an opioid medication
Increase Seen in Foster Care Entries Due to Parental Drug Use
Number and proportion of entries attributable to parental drug use increased from 2000 to 2017
Serious Misdiagnosis-Related Harms Mostly Due to ‘Big Three’
Vascular events, infections, cancers account for 74.1 percent of high-severity misdiagnosis-related harms
Kratom Use Associated With Significant Toxicities
Most common effects include agitation, tachycardia, drowsiness, vomiting, confusion
Productivity Loss Sizable With Menstruation-Related Symptoms
More than 80 percent of respondents reported presenteeism with 8.9 days lost productivity per year
Health Care Professionals Exhibit Gender Bias
Biases associate men with careers and surgery and women with family and family medicine
High Social Stress Linked to Greater Bone Loss After Menopause
Each point higher in social strain tied to greater loss in femoral neck, total hip, lumbar spine BMD
Medicare Drug Rebate Plan Withdrawn by Trump Administration
Rebates would have been paid directly to seniors in Medicare Part D program when they filled their Rx
Negative Cognitive Bias May Be Key to Depression in Active IBD
Emotional recognition bias may partially mediate the link between IBD activity and depression
Capping Work Hours in Residency Does Not Impact Outcomes Later
No differences seen in post-training patient mortality, readmissions, or costs of care
