Rising Fatal Drug Overdoses Linked to Years of Life Lost
Growth in fatal overdoses linked to increased mortality, years of life lost for non-Hispanic whites
Congress Approves Bill Expanding Private Care for VA Patients
New bill would open up access to private doctors for veterans
Major Depression in Males May Lower Chances of Conception
Active major depression in women not associated with negative fertility outcomes
12 County-Level Factors Affect Individual Well-Being in U.S.
Factors fall into the categories of social and demographic, clinical care, physical environment
AAP: Congress Urged to Act to Prevent Firearm Deaths
Following latest shooting, pediatricians join call for action to be taken to address firearm deaths, injury
Moral Distress for Docs Providing Emergency-Only Hemodialysis
Docs describe burnout and emotional exhaustion; moral distress at seeing suffering and injustice
Age-Related Racial Disparity Examined in Childhood Suicide
Significantly higher incidence of suicide for black children aged 5 to 12; lower rate for black teens
CDC: No Change in Level of Uninsured in U.S. in 2017
Five percent of children uninsured in 2017, 41.3 and 55.0 percent had public and private coverage
Post-Surgical Readmissions Higher Among Homeless Veterans
Findings based upon large study of homeless and housed Veteran surgical patients
Increase in Pediatric ADHD Meds Exposures from 2000 to 2011
Intentional meds exposure most often reported among teens, accounting for half of teen exposure
