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
American Embassy in China Issues Health Alert Over Illness Outbreak
Embassy advising Americans to immediately seek medical care if they feel ill after being in Wuhan
Poll: Older Adults Frequently Use Online Physician Ratings
Two-thirds of older adults using online ratings chose a doctor due to positive reviews
Price Hikes for Hundreds of Medications
Prices of 411 drugs have increased an average of 5 percent
December 2019 Briefing – Pulmonology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for December 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Trump Administration to Ban Most Flavored E-Cigarettes
Flavored liquid nicotine used in 'open tank systems' will not be included in the ban
Patient Experiences Modestly Worse After Hospital Acquisition
No significant differential changes found in 30-day readmission rates or 30-day mortality
Machine Learning System Makes More Alerts for Med Errors
68.2 percent of MedAware alerts would not have been generated with clinical decision support system
CDC: Cases of Flu Continue to Mount Across America
Agency says it is still too early to know how severe this year's flu season will be
U.S. Teens Initiating E-Cigarette Use at Younger Ages
In 2014 and 2018, 8.8 and 28.6 percent of e-cigarette users initiated use at 14 years or younger
