Wheeze, Asthma Risk Up With Cleaning Product Use Exposure in Infancy
Infants in homes with frequent cleaning product use have increased odds for childhood wheeze, asthma
U.S. Life Expectancy to Reach 85 by 2060
Census Bureau predicts life expectancy will increase by about six years between 2017 and 2060
Telemarketer Access to Medicare Information to Be Investigated
Audit comes in response to surge of telemarketing scams targeting Medicare recipients
2011 to 2018 Saw Decline in Problems Paying Medical Bills
Percent of persons in families with problems paying bills higher for women, children, non-Hispanic blacks
Seniors Have Concerns About Affording Health Insurance
About half of adults aged 50 to 64 have little, no confidence in being able to afford insurance on retirement
Empathy Declines as Students Progress Through Medical School
Similar pattern seen for both D.O. and M.D. students, although decline was less great among D.O. students
Number of Nurse Practitioners More Than Doubled 2010 to 2017
Corresponding nationwide decrease of 80,000 registered nurses seen during same period
Prenatal Tobacco Exposure May Raise Risk for Pediatric Psoriasis
Exposure-response relationship observed for increasing quantities of cigarettes smoked daily
Reference Pricing Linked to Lower Prices Paid by Employers
Cost sharing by employees lower, but time lag seen in physicians' prescribing habits
Prenatal Vitamin D Does Not Reduce Asthma, Wheeze at Age 6
Maternal vitamin D supplementation has no impact on asthma, recurrent wheeze among children at risk
