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Opioids Often Overprescribed in Patients Undergoing Surgery
Significant variation in opioid prescribing practices for each of 25 common elective procedures
AAIC: One Social Hour a Week in Dementia Care Improves Lives
Good staff training improves patients' quality of life, lowers costs, researchers say
Patient-Centered Communication Could Help Reduce Burnout
ICARE method, including collaboration, can be used for effective communication with patients
AAIC: Daily Crosswords Linked to Improved Cognition in Later Life
Regular puzzlers score better on tests of cognitive function, researchers find
Higher Inpatient Spending Tied to Better Outcomes
While downstream spending at skilled nursing facilities found to be strong predictor of mortality
Lifestyle Factors Predict Independent Aging in Older Men
Never smoking, high adherence to Mediterranean diet linked to independent aging
Early Career Burnout Can Be Contagious Via Social Networks
One-unit increase in mean social network members' burnout levels tied to 0.21-unit increase in burnout
Meds + Risk Factors Contribute to QTc Interval Lengthening
Combined with risk factors, QT prolonging meds tied to greater QTc lengthening than QTPM alone
Alendronate Cuts Hip Fx Risk in Seniors Taking Prednisolone
No association for alendronate treatment with risk of mild upper GI symptoms, peptic ulcers
Western Diet Associated With Chronic Hepatic Inflammation
Western diet-induced dysbiosis in FXR KO mice linked to persistent hepatic inflammation
