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Nearly one in 11 U.S. middle and high school students used cannabis in electronic cigarettes in 2016

Many Middle, High Schoolers Report E-Cigarette Cannabis Use

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Use is higher among males, current users of e-cigarettes or other tobacco products
Use of medical scribes is associated with decreased physician documentation burden

Scribes Improve Physician Workflow, Patient Interaction

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Scribes lower EHR documentation burden for doctors and increase time spent interacting with patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday launched a new ad campaign aimed at curbing rampant e-cigarette use among American teens.

FDA Ad Campaign Hopes to Halt E-Cigarette Use Among Teens

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'The Real Cost' Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign to target at-risk youth
Ambient particulate matter concentrations are associated with emergency/urgent care visits among individuals with asthma

Ambient Particulate Matter Linked to Emergency Asthma Care

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Increase in asthma hospital visits with increasing ambient particulate matter in San Luis Valley
For patients with advanced heart failure who are listed for transplantation

Model Estimates Mortality in Patients Waiting for Hearts

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Neurologic events, new requirement for dialysis, respiratory complications yield updated estimates
Association health plans will provide small businesses with more choices

Association Health Plans Can Help Small Businesses Offer Coverage

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But AHPs may undermine ACA marketplace, as they are not required to comply with ACA regulations
There is no evidence to support the myth that milk increases mucus production from the lungs

No Evidence for Milk Increasing Mucus Production From Lungs

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Patients perceive swallowing difficulty from thickness of saliva, but no real increase in mucus
Variables have been identified that predict escalated care for infants with bronchiolitis

Factors Predictive of Escalated Care in Infant Bronchiolitis ID’d

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Include oxygen saturation < 90 percent, nasal flaring/grunting, apnea, retractions, age ≤2 months
How a situation is framed and the language used to describe risks can influence patients' decision-making

Situation Framing, Language Can Influence Decision-Making

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Docs should provide risks of both having treatment and not having treatment to minimize loss aversion
A de-escalation from triple therapy to indacaterol/glycopyrronium may lead to a small reduction in lung function in non-frequently exacerbating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but no difference in exacerbations

Small Reduction in Lung Function With Tx De-Escalation in COPD

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No difference in exacerbations with indacaterol/glycopyrronium for non-frequently exacerbating COPD