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Health care organizations have come out against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule that amends regulations governing the Title X of the Public Health Service Act

ACOG, Others Come Out Against Proposed Rule on Title-X

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Organizations representing over 700,000 providers oppose efforts to limit Title-X program
Insurance companies sometimes underpay doctors the contracted amount for a service or procedure

Insurers May Be Underpaying Doctors

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Practices need to incorporate efforts to double check reimbursement against contracts
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers guidance for health care professionals on reporting foodborne illnesses.

Guidance Provided for Reporting Foodborne Illness

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Health care professionals should generally report foodborne illness to county, city health department
A small-molecule inhibitor of plasma kallikrein

Daily BCX7353 Cuts Rate of Hereditary Angioedema Attacks

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Oral administration of BCX7353 at dose of ≥125 mg results in lower rate of attacks versus placebo
Prehospital administration of thawed plasma during air medical transport results in lower 30-day mortality compared with standard-care resuscitation in injured patients at risk for hemorrhagic shock

Prehospital Plasma Cuts Mortality Risk in Hemorrhagic Shock

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Prehospital administration of thawed plasma reduces mortality versus standard-care resuscitation
Variations in manager reactions and support for those with depression are as important as gross domestic product for absenteeism and presenteeism due to depression

Manager Support Can Impact Absenteeism Due to Depression

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Living in country with more managers offering help for depression tied to higher presenteeism
Higher average late-life blood pressure is associated with an increased number of brain infarcts

Late-Life Blood Pressure Tied to Higher Number of Brain Infarcts

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Odds of having one or more infarcts also increased with more rapidly declining SBP slope over time
Reducing the number of computers on wheels in a surgical intensive care unit can reduce barriers to communication during patient presentations

Reducing Computers in Rounds May Cut Communication Barriers

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Associated with reduced barriers to communication in surgical ICU patient presentations
The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over

WHO: Congo Ebola Outbreak Over

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Outbreak was extinguished in less than three months with just 33 deaths
It's been 40 years since the birth of the first baby conceived through in vitro fertilization

First IVF Baby Louise Brown Turns 40

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Of ~280 women in original IVF experiment, Brown was the only birth