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Disparities found in access to medication treatment for OUDs
July 2, 2018
Medicaid recipients living in counties with fewer black and Hispanic residents – and lower poverty rates – are more likely to receive OUD treatment.
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Methamphetamine use climbing among opioid users
June 29, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Co-use is on the rise as availability of meth grows in the shadow of the opioid epidemic.
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What to do if you encounter Candida auris
June 29, 2018
The first step in controlling C. auris is accurate identification.
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Low risk of complications from sedation-associated GI endoscopies
June 29, 2018
What types of sedation and risk factors lead to sedation-associated complications in patients undergoing GI endoscopic procedures?
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Chest Pain Choice tool decreases health care utilization
June 28, 2018
What effect does the Chest Pain Choice (CPC) decision tool have on health care utilization?
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Steroids do not reduce mortality in patients with septic shock
June 27, 2018
Among patients with septic shock undergoing mechanical ventilation, does hydrocortisone reduce 90-day mortality?
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Prompting during rounds decreases lab utilization in patients nearing discharge
June 26, 2018
Does prompting hospitalists during interdisciplinary rounds to discontinue lab orders on patients nearing discharge result in a decrease in lab testing?
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Medicare hospital deaths decline, hospice usage increases
June 26, 2018
During 2000-2015, Medicare recipients became less likely to die in hospitals.
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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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Data suggest harm outweighs benefit of opioids for musculoskeletal pain
June 25, 2018
AMSTERDAM – There is little if any good quality evidence that opioids offer benefit in the treatment of pain related to osteoarthritis or other musculoskeletal disorders, but a large body of evidence suggests major risks.
