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News
Rivaroxaban for stroke prevention after embolic stroke
November 21, 2018
Does rivaroxaban prevent recurrent ischemic stroke in patients with embolic stroke from undetermined source?
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News
Opiate-prescribing standard decreases opiate use in hospitalized patients
November 13, 2018
Can an opiate-prescribing standard that favors oral and subcutaneous over intravenous administration reduce exposure to intravenous opiates for hospitalized adults?
News
Apixaban is safest effective DOAC for stroke prevention in Afib, per AHRQ report
November 10, 2018
The agency found the lowest bleeding risk with apixaban, but cites lack of head-to-head trials as a limitation in evaluating DOACs.
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Opinion
FDA approval of powerful opioid tinged with irony
November 5, 2018
The agency’s approval of Dsuvia comes at a time when the need is great for nonaddictive agents for pain control.
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News
FDA approves sufentanil for adults with acute pain
November 2, 2018
The opioid is to used for only adult patients in settings that are closely controlled.
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News
CT opens extended window for stroke thrombolysis
November 1, 2018
MONTREAL – The new EXTEND findings “will have a major impact” on using an extended time window for thrombolysis in U.S. practice.
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News
Statins cut all-cause mortality in spinal cord injury
October 28, 2018
ATLANTA – Analysis marks the first clinical study of its kind.
News
Post-mastectomy pain strategy allows for safe, same-day discharge
October 27, 2018
Strategy offers the potential to minimize inpatient admissions while decreasing oral narcotic use.
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News
Acute kidney injury linked to later dementia
October 26, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Vascular disease, especially of the small blood vessels, may be a culprit.
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News
Challenging Dogma: The banana bag
October 26, 2018
The “banana bag” offers too much of some of its ingredients and not enough of others.
