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More than 300 students and staff at Olathe Northwest High School were tested last week after a reported case of tuberculosis at the school. The testing identified 27 more people with tuberculosis infection

Over Two Dozen Test Positive for TB at Kansas High School

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Officials testing all who might have been in close contact with the first confirmed case of TB
Fewer than half of all emergency department visits occur at the emergency department closest to a patient's home

CDC: Patients Frequently Choose ERs Further From Home

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Visits within metropolitan statistical areas less likely to occur at the ER closest to home
For patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma

Brentuximab Vedotin Ups Survival After SCT in Hodgkin’s

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Progression-free survival up when given as early consolidation after autologous stem-cell transplant
The newest iteration of the Core Cardiovascular Training Statement

ACC Releases Latest Training Recs for Cardiology Fellows

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COCATS 4 updates training recommendations and includes communication, practice-based learning
For patients discharged from the intensive care unit

Patient Status at ICU Discharge, Not Timing, Predicts Survival

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After adjustment for markers of illness severity at discharge, time of discharge does not predict survival
Health coaching by medical assistants can help improve hemoglobin A1c and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol control

In-Clinic Health Coaching Improves Cardiometabolic Health

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Participants receiving health coaching by medical assistants have improved hemoglobin A1c, LDL
Strength training may help cut the risk of incident type 2 diabetes in a working-age Asian population

Strength Training May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Asian Workers

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Association stronger in male and female workers aged 50 and older than in younger workers
Antipsychotic drugs used to treat the delusions

Antipsychotics May Up Risk of Premature Death in Dementia

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Risk dose-dependent among patients taking newer, more commonly used antipsychotics
Cholbam (cholic acid) capsules have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults and children with bile acid synthesis disorders and peroxisomal disorders

FDA Approves Cholbam for Rare Bile Acid Synthesis Disorders

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Drug is approved as an oral treatment for children aged 3 weeks and older, and adults
Despite the widespread availability of generic drugs

Incremental Innovation Impedes Progress on Generic Insulin

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Insulin has evolved through incremental improvements, with innovations in safety, efficacy