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For patients with oropharynx cancer

Mortality Risk in Oropharynx Cancer Varies Based on HPV Status

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Patients with OPC with HPV-negative tumors have increased risk for head and neck cancer mortality
Mandatory vaccination is associated with increased vaccination coverage for measles and pertussis as well as reduced measles incidence in Europe

Mandatory Vaccination Ups Prevalence of Vaccine Coverage

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Measles, pertussis vaccination increased in European countries with mandatory vaccination
Incidental lymphopenia is associated with an increased risk for all-cause and cause-specific mortality

Incidental Lymphopenia Linked to Increased Risk for Mortality

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Higher risk seen for all-cause, cancer, and CV, respiratory, and infectious disease mortality
Intensive systolic blood pressure control lowers the risk for major cardiovascular events

Intensive Systolic BP Control May Not Benefit All Older Adults

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No real benefit seen for adults ≥80 years with lower cognitive function
Higher levels of perceived stress

Burnout in Med Students Tied to Perceived Stress, Phone Behavior

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Majority of osteopathic medical students report low sense of personal accomplishment
Among patients with type 1 diabetes and suboptimal glycemic control

Telemedicine Visits Comparable for Glycemic Control in T1DM

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Telemedicine instead of office visit did not change outcomes in patients with suboptimal glycemic control
Within the same New York City hospital

Black and Latina Mothers Face Higher Rates of Severe Maternal Morbidity

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Findings observed compared with white women at same hospital, with no differences by insurance type
Medicaid expansion is associated with a reduction in total opioid overdose deaths and with increases in methadone-related mortality

Total Opioid Overdose Deaths Down With Medicaid Expansion

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But increase observed in methadone-related overdose mortality in Medicaid expansion states
A proposal for California to contract generic drug companies to make medications would make the state the first in the country to produce its own medications.

California May Start Producing Its Own Medicines

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Proposal also includes a single market for drug pricing in the state
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is adding to a list of recalled lots of popular heartburn medications -- including generic forms of Zantac -- because the pills might contain small amounts of the suspected carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine.

Two More Heartburn Meds Recalled Due to Possible Carcinogen

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One California lab claims heat is raising NDMA levels in ranitidine tablets