ED Plays Critical Role in Caring for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
Review provides evidence-based strategies for identifying, managing, transitioning care
Child Participation in Medicaid, CHIP Up From 2013 to 2016
Increase accompanied by a 47 percent decrease in the number of eligible but uninsured children
Revascularization Beats Amputation for Limb Ischemia
Similar long-term survival, costs for endovascular and surgical revascularization procedures
FDA: Montelukast Tablet Bottles Recalled
Voluntary recall due to incorrect drug in bottles
Patient Distressed by Overturn of California End of Life Option Act
Patient with ALS describes assisted death as last element of control, while losing control over his body
Clinicians Should Learn to Engage With Transgender Patients
Issues to consider include how to address patients, obtaining inclusive history, unique clinical challenges
Enrollment in High-Deductible Health Plans Up From ’07 to ’17
Almost one-quarter of adults aged 18 to 64 with employment-based coverage had HDHP without HSA
Poor, Non-English Speaking Cancer Patients Need Support
Serving patients' specific needs, such as referral to socioeconomic support, can improve care
USPSTF Reaffirms Screening for Syphilis in Pregnancy
Screening results in decrease in incidence of congenital syphilis; no harms identified for penicillin
CDC: Increase in Rate of STDs for Fourth Consecutive Year in U.S.
Nearly 2.3 million total cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis diagnosed in the United States in 2017
