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Stigma Against Mental, Substance Use Disorders Persists
A multipronged national strategy is needed to address stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders, a new report says.
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Study: CMS Overestimated Healthcare Spending by $2.6 Trillion
A new Urban Institute study found that healthcare spending is lagging behind previous CMS predictions.
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Discussing Firearms with Emergency Department Patients: Why, Who, Where, When, and What
This article explores questions around physician firearm safety counseling — including why emergency physicians might do it, who might benefit, where and when to consider it, and what such counseling should include (along with what resources exist for emergency physicians and for patients).
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Zika Vaccine to Begin Phase I Clinical Trial
A Pennsylvania pharma company has developed the first vaccine to begin first-in-human testing.
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The Vitals - June 2016
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A Ray of Light in the Alzheimer’s Battle?
Tiny study cohort responds positively to comprehensive treatment regimen.
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Gun Bills Stall in Senate
It's the latest in a string of gun control false starts.
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Presenteeism: Working Sick Endangers Patients
In findings that further underscore the “presenteeism” phenomenon, investigators found that more than 40% of healthcare workers with influenza-like illness reported to work, putting patients and co-workers at risk of infection, an officer in the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service recently reported at the annual EIS meeting in Atlanta.
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Zika Testing: Virus Detection in Serum and Urine
More widespread testing for Zika virus is now available, as the FDA recently issued an Emergency Use Authorization for a Qualitative Real-Time RT-PCR test.
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Group A Strep Outbreak Kills Four In Long-Term Care
An unusually large and persistent outbreak of Group A Streptococcus in a nursing home was spread in part by infected and colonized healthcare workers, underscoring the importance of reporting symptoms, seeking treatment, practicing rigorous infection control, and not working sick, an officer in the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service recently reported at the annual EIS meeting in Atlanta.