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New guidelines have been released for the treatment of primary cutaneous melanoma

AAD Releases New Guidelines for the Tx of Cutaneous Melanoma

Guidelines recommend surgical excision as primary treatment modality, emphasize individualized care
Patients undergoing surgery assume opioids will be most effective for postoperative pain relief

ASA: Patients Assume Post-Op Opioids Are Best for Pain Relief

Ninety-four percent of patients who believe they will receive opioids think they will be effective
Another hypertension drug is being recalled due to contamination that could pose a cancer risk

Second Hypertension Drug Recalled Due to Contamination

Some lots of irbesartan being recalled due to contamination with suspected carcinogen
The first cannabis-based medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now available by prescription nationwide.

First FDA-Approved Cannabis Drug Now Available in U.S.

Epidiolex is a twice-daily oral solution for use in patients with two types of epileptic syndromes
There is a lack of convincing evidence for an association between statin use and non-cardiovascular disease outcomes

Link Between Statins, Non-CVD Outcomes Lacks Evidence

Review of observational studies, randomized trials shows absence of convincing evidence
Prescription of antibiotics and acid-suppressing medications in early childhood is associated with an increased risk for obesity

Antibiotics, Acid Suppressants in Infancy May Up Obesity Risk

Prescription of antibiotics, acid-suppressing meds in first two years of life linked to childhood obesity
Many patients in a workers' compensation cohort have persistent opioid use

Opioid Use Often Persists in Workers’ Compensation Claimants

Persistent use linked to older age; crush, strain, and sprain injuries; concomitant chronic pain
The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer compared with angiotensin receptor blockers

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors May Up Lung CA Risk

Higher risk seen with ACEIs versus angiotensin receptor blockers; risk linked to duration of use
Treatment with ketoprofen may improve the skin biology in lymphedema

Pilot Studies May Shed Light on How to Treat Lymphedema

Improvement in histopathology, skin thickness seen with ketoprofen in exploratory studies in humans
Durvalumab results in significantly longer overall survival than placebo among patients with stage III

Durvalumab Extends Survival in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung CA

Both overall and progression-free survival longer with durvalumab than with placebo