Risk Factors Explain Most Heart Failure Risk in Incident A-Fib
Four modifiable factors account for most of the population attributable risk of heart failure in women
20 Percent of Hospital Patients Have Side Effects From Abx Rx
One-fifth of those who had antibiotic-related side effects didn't require the drugs in the first place
CDC: 2015 to 2016 Saw Drop in Youth Tobacco Use
Significant decrease in e-cigarette use from 3 million in 2015 to 2.2 million in 2016
Health Insurers Recruiting Former Pharma Reps to Cut Costs
Former pharma reps are educating doctors about costs of meds, encouraging use of generics
Rates of S. aureus Antibiotic Resistance Down in United States
Rates of susceptibility to certain antibiotics have increased over time
AMA Endeavors to Increase Transparency of Rx Pricing
At annual meeting, the physicians' group adopted new policies on drug pricing to protect patients
Sleep Apnea Linked to Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes
OSA independently linked to sight-threatening DR and progression to pre-/proliferative DR
Limited Change With Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
HVBP not linked to improvements in measures of clinical process or patient experience
Antiplatelet Bleeding Risk Higher Than Expected for Older Patients
Research suggests proton-pump inhibitors should be co-prescribed in patients age 75+ years
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Algorithm Performs Poorly
Positive predictive value and sensitivity of 42.2 and 55.6 percent; modified IPF algorithm improves PPV
