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CDC: Flu activity ‘high’ in nine states
December 28, 2018
The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza rose from 2.7% to 3.3% in the last week.
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2018-2019 flu season starts in earnest
December 26, 2018
Highest level of influenza activity seen in two states for the week ending Dec. 15.
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Drug overdose deaths down since late 2017
October 23, 2018
Longer-term trend, however, shows an increase of 2.7% during the 12 months ending in March 2018, compared with March 2017.
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Confirmed: Growth in overdose deaths is exponential
September 20, 2018
Opioid epidemic appears to be “the most recent manifestation of a more fundamental, longer-term process.”
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Service, please: Hospital setting matters for pneumonia
September 5, 2018
Frequency of bacteriology/microbiology testing, CT scans differs between inpatient and ED settings.
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Ranked: State of the states’ health care
August 7, 2018
Vermont’s good outcomes and low costs have the rest of the country green with envy.
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Fentanyl analogs nearly double their overdose death toll
July 13, 2018
From 2016 to 2017, carfentanil-related deaths were up 98%.
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Boston Children’s Hospital named nation’s best
June 26, 2018
U.S. News & World Report ranks the top children’s hospitals for 2018-2019.
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Zika topped Lyme in 2016
May 10, 2018
In the race between ticks and mosquitoes, who do you root for: Lyme or Zika?
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Female physicians face enduring wage gap
April 27, 2018
Earnings for women in the 50 largest metro areas came up short by 27.7% last year.