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CDC opens Emergency Operations Center in advance of Hurricane Florence
Activation of the center will allow for 24/7 management of all CDC activities before, during, and after the hurricane’s landfall, including...
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Feds take baseline on EHR interoperability
Survey respondents report challenges with integrating external reports, summaries.
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More deliveries now include opioid use disorder
Significant increases were seen from 1999 to 2014 in all states studied.
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Preterm birth rate ‘is on the rise again’
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Fentanyl analogs nearly double their overdose death toll
From 2016 to 2017, carfentanil-related deaths were up 98%.
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Fluoroquinolones can cause fatal hypoglycemia, FDA warns
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Cost led to missed care for 4.5% of Americans in 2017
Steady decline in national rate appears to have halted.
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FDA issues recommendations to avoid surgical fires
The FDA warned about the safe use of medical devices and products that may increase the risk of surgical fires.
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Inadequate antibiotic use persists in gonorrhea
In 2016, about one in five gonorrhea cases did not receive recommended treatment.
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Pregnant women in clinical trials: FDA questions how to include them
Lack of research can be harmful to mother and fetus, FDA draft guidance says, and it can be “ethically justifiable” to include them in studies.
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FDA approves certolizumab label update for pregnancy, breastfeeding
Approval is based on data from the CRIB and CRADLE studies.