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CDC: Fewer Single Young Men Becoming First-Time Fathers
Rate of first-time dads having child out of wedlock fell from 1980s to 2000s
CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up
And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
Nearly 3 in 10 Americans Have Alcohol Use Disorder
Fewer than 20 percent get help
CDC: 1 in 5 U.S. Teens, Younger Adults Tested Recently for HIV
Testing rates of those ages 15 to 44: 22 percent for females and 16 percent for males
Greater Benefit for Early Antiretroviral Tx Initiation in HIV
NIH-funded trial results appear likely to impact global treatment guidelines
FDA Warns of Soft Tissue Filler Injection Into Blood Vessels
When injections accidentally enter blood vessels, blockages and damage can occur
AMA: Physicians Driving the Slowing of Health Care Costs
Physicians' spending grew more slowly over 2003 to 2013 than hospital and clinical spending
FDA Approves Rapamune for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Rare, progressive lung disease affects mostly women of child-bearing age
FDA: Two Drugs Approved for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Viberzi (eluxadoline) and Xifaxan (rifaximin)
CDC: Low-Income Southerners at Highest Risk of Vision Loss
Restricted access to eye and health care likely to blame, study authors suggest
