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Americans could import less expensive prescription drugs from Canada under a plan being developed by the Trump administration.

Trump Admin Announces Plan to Allow Drug Imports From Canada

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Plan will start by exploring options for importing certain prescription drugs to lower costs for Americans
Symptoms of burnout seem to be associated with greater explicit and implicit racial bias among resident physicians

Burnout Symptoms May Up Racial Bias Among Resident Physicians

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Residents with burnout had greater explicit racial bias, implicit racial bias scores after adjustment
Patients receiving gastric acid inhibitors have an increase in prescriptions of anti-allergic drugs

Risk for Allergy Development Increased After Gastric Acid Inhibitor Use

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Rates ratios increased with increasing age and were more prominent in women
National norms have been developed for assessing empathy among men and women at different levels of medical school education

National Norms Developed for Assessing Medical School Empathy

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Any raw score on the Jefferson Score of Empathy can be converted to percentile rank
Three drug companies will pay a total of nearly $70 million to California to settle charges of delaying the sale of generic drugs to keep brand-name drug prices high

$70 Million Settlement Reached in Generic Drug Delay Case

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In pay-to-delay deals, generic drug makers paid to keep cheaper version of the drug off market
One in five nonsmoking workers report exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke at work

One in Five Workers Exposed to Secondhand Smoke on the Job

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Prevalence highest for those working in industries with outdoor workplaces unprotected by smoke-free laws
Statistical models demonstrate how targeting certain air pollutants could reduce the incidence of childhood asthma

Reducing Air Pollution Could Cut Rates of Childhood Asthma

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Compliance with hypothetical standard of 20 ppb NO2 estimated to result in 20 percent reduction in asthma
A bill to reduce prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare recipients and lower federal and state health costs has been introduced by two U.S. senators.

Senate Bill Would Reduce Drug Costs for Seniors

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Bill would limit drug copays for people with Medicare Part D by capping annual out-of-pocket costs
Better family relationships are associated with better asthma management behaviors and outcomes for those living in neighborhoods characterized as dangerous and/or disorderly

Family Support May Improve Asthma Outcomes in Poor Youth

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Better family ties linked to improved management, outcomes in dangerous/disorderly neighborhoods
Ambient air pollution is associated with lower lung function and increased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence

Air Pollution Found to Accelerate Aging of the Lungs

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Larger effects seen for people from lower-income households