Maternal Vaccination Dramatically Reduces Pertussis Risk in Newborns
April 4th 2017The study population consisted of 148,981 infants born in Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California from 2006-2015. The percentage of infants whose mothers received Tdap during pregnancy increased from less than 1% in 2006-2008, to nearly 12% in 2010, and over 87% by 2015.
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CDC: Medicaid Preferred Drug List Policies May Affect Methadone Overdose Rates
April 4th 2017A study published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report aimed to determine whether a decline in methadone-related deaths was related to the Medicaid reimbursement policies designed to reduce methadone prescribing.
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