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Screen all patients for cannabis use before surgery: Guideline
Patients who regularly use cannabis may experience worse pain and nausea after surgery and may require more opioid analgesia.
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Advanced Primary Care program boosts COVID-19 results
Better outcomes were seen in higher vaccination rates and fewer infections, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19.
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Berdazimer gel under review at FDA for treating molluscum contagiosum
A 3.4% formulation is in development for the topical treatment of acne.
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Latest steps toward reducing U.S. insulin cost begin in 2023
Beneficiaries who take insulin via pen or syringe, covered under Medicare part D, fall under the $35/month co-pay cap.
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Gene associated with vision loss also linked to COVID: Study
The findings show that COVID and age-related macular degeneration were associated with variations in what is called the PDGFB gene.
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Physical activity eases depressive symptoms in young people
Greater reductions were observed for children older than 13 years and those having a diagnosis of mental illness and/or depression versus other...
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Five thoughts on the Damar Hamlin collapse
The cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills footballer Damar Hamlin has led to speculation about commotio cordis and more, but this electrophysiologist...
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Compulsively checking social media linked with altered brain patterns in teens
It’s unclear what’s driving the differences in adolescent brains, an expert warns.
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Science reveals link between gut health and exercise motivation
Researchers did a study to find out why some lab mice seem to love their exercise wheel, while others mostly ignore it.
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Emergency physicians take issue with AHRQ errors report
The report stated that the findings of their study translate “to about 1 in 18 emergency department (ED) patients receiving an incorrect diagnosis...
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ED doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal and seek to ban them
Companies have successfully sidestepped bans on owning medical practices by buying or establishing local staffing groups that are nominally owned...