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Study: Reverse Triage Can Make a Meaningful Contribution to Capacity Creation
What happens when the demand for care primarily comes from pediatric patients?
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Health Promotion Advocate Extends Benefits Offered to Adolescents, Young Adults
These advocates identify risky behaviors and needs, link patients with care and resources, and use motivational interviewing techniques to nudge patients toward positive behavioral changes.
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Alarming Rates of Mortality in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Should Spur Action
Experts note only a small percentage of patients with this disorder are treated by addiction specialists or specialty clinics, and that other medical settings must develop innovative solutions.
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Should the Treatment Response Cause Alarm?
The rhythm in the figure was observed as a previously healthy young adult was receiving treatment for the patient described as 'palpitations.'
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: drug therapy for diabetes; timing surgical knee and hip replacement; and treating low back pain.
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Brigatinib Tablets (Alunbrig)
Brigatinib is indicated for the treatment of patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib.
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Fludrocortisone for Orthostatic Hypotension Associated with Parkinson’s Disease
This double-center, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial compared the efficacy of pyridostigmine bromide vs. fludrocortisone and demonstrated that pyridostigmine bromide was not as effective as fludrocortisone.
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Risk Factors for Hospital Readmissions Ending in Death or Transition to Hospice
In this retrospective cohort study, multiple factors were identified during initial hospitalization, including sepsis and shock, that were associated with a hospital readmission within 30 days resulting in death or transition to hospice.
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Safe Treatment Recommendations for Benzodiazepine Dependence
There are clear, evidence-based treatment withdrawal regimens for benzodiazepine-dependent patients.
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Ohio Sues Opioid Manufacturers
State attorney general says several pharmaceutical companies have used false advertising that has fueled an epidemic.