AAOS: Participation in Sports Safe After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Only 3 patients in sports cohort had further operative intervention; no component revisions performed
CDC: Fewer Americans Struggling With Medical Bills
U.S. report shows 12 million are no longer in families having trouble paying for health care
Hospital Admissions for Epilepsy Change With Climatic Factors
Findings particularly evident in patients with generalized seizures, but not focal seizures
Shared Decision-Making Approach to Zika Best for Travelers
Helping travelers to weigh risks versus importance of travel might be most effective prevention method
FDA: ‘Real Water’ Alkaline Water May Be Linked to Hepatitis Outbreak
FDA is in beginning stages of investigation; there may be more products connected to hepatitis outbreak
COPD Hospitalizations, Deaths, Prevalence Higher in Rural Areas
Higher for those living in rural areas than those in micropolitan or metropolitan areas
Heatwave Exposure Linked to Considerable Mortality Burden
Geographic disparities seen in the temporal change of heatwave-related mortality burden
Bundled Payment Initiative Doesn’t Cut Readmission in COPD
Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement doesn't cut costs in COPD exacerbation
One in Five Pot Products Fails Potency, Purity Tests in California
Sometimes failure means a labeling change, but sometimes the product must be destroyed
Repeated Flu Vaccinations Help Prevent Severe Infection
Annual vaccination found to lessen flu severity, hospitalizations, and death among the elderly
