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Healio Minute Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Edition: Vaccinations skip class, administrators rule, sequester cuts spur reactions

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

School vaccinations need injection … of communication

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Effort hindered by school personnel turnover; “backpack mail” poor path to parental consent. Read more.

Be healer and administrator? Yes, and frequently

Healio.com: Be your administrator’s understudy, our blogger advises, and learn more through a management version of grand rounds. Read more.

Antibiotic alert issued: FDA finds link to fatal heart rhythm

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Azithromycin is target of FDA safety announcement plus updated labels. Read more.

AMA president to physicians: Brace for sequester storm

Healio.com: Find ways to reduce costs in your practice, warns Jeremy A. Lazarus, MD, calling further cuts “counterproductive.” Read more.

Homicide risk and mental disorders share unfortunate dynamic

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Risk of homicide increases fivefold due to matrix of economic, demographic and perception factors. Read more.