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Naloxone Rarely Administered by Layperson in Opioid Deaths

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Bystanders present in large proportion of overdose deaths; 17.4 percent involve Rx opioids only
Lesbian and bisexual women and transgender adults have lower participation in health-related behaviors than heterosexual men and women

Gender Minorities Less Engaged in Health-Promoting Behaviors

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Lesbian, bisexual women and transgender adults have fewer health-related behaviors
Maternal holding of newborns

Maternal Holding With Glucose or Breastfeeding Best Analgesic

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Breastfeeding during heel stick tied to bilateral activation of somatomotor, somatosensory cortices
Antibiotic use rates in neonatal intensive care units are declining

NICU Antibiotic Use Rates Declined From 2013 to 2016

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Variance in rates mostly unexplained by proven infections, other clinical indications
Use of robotic surgery is continuing to increase

Robotic Surgeries Up, but Cost Questions Remain

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Study provides cost benchmark to aid future cost-effectiveness evaluations for hospitals
Nearly half of physicians report being burned out

Physician Burnout Rates Vary by Medical Specialty

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Nearly half of those in critical care, neurology, family medicine, ob-gyn, internal medicine report burnout
Temple University Hospital has become the first center in the U.S. to perform bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using implantation of the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve to treat hyperinflation associated with severe emphysema. The hospital is also the first to offer training to U.S. physicians for care and management of patients who undergo this procedure.

New Bronchoscopic Option Used for Severe Emphysema

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First bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using endobronchial valve performed at Temple University
Physicians and consumers agree on the benefits of virtual care

Docs, Consumers Agree on Benefits of Virtual Care

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But physician adoption of virtual care technologies is low; few plan to add video visit capability
Passengers and crew on four Southwest Airlines flights within Texas in late August are being notified that they may have been exposed to measles. Officials said a passenger who took the four flights over two days was later diagnosed with measles

Southwest Passengers May Have Been Exposed to Measles

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Officials say a passenger on four flights was later diagnosed with measles
The mysterious illness that kept a plane away from the terminal after some passengers reported feeling sick has been confirmed as the flu

Influenza Caused Emirates Flight to Be Briefly Quarantined at JFK

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New York City health officials say passengers had influenza or other common cold viruses