Copay Assist Programs Creating Problems in Health Care Markets
Despite offering assistance to those who cannot afford meds, programs create broader problems
U.S. Health Care System Is One of the Least Efficient Worldwide
America ranked 50 out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index
Price Increases Larger for Older Cancer Drugs Than Newer Ones
Older meds rose 22.7 percent in price, compared to a 6.2 percent increase for newer treatments
Strategies Presented for Managing Physician Burnout
Shorter workdays, stress-management training can help the more than half of U.S. physicians affected
Males Conceived Via ICSI May Have Sperm Abnormalities
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection linked with lower quantity and quality of offspring's sperm
Doctors Spending in Excess of $32,000 on Health IT
Costs increased by 40 percent between 2009 and 2015 and are expected to continue increasing
Men With Zika Exposure to Abstain From Conceiving Longer
Waiting period lengthened from eight weeks to six months
Zika Virus Found in Sperm, Not Just Semen
Findings in traveler from French Guyana; similar results seen in two other patients
Botox, InterStim Compared in Female Urinary Incontinence
Compared with sacral neuromodulation, onabotulinumtoxinA resulted in a small improvement
New AMA Module Helps Identify Physician Distress
Module includes steps to ID doctors at risk, such as talking about risk factors, warning signs for suicide
