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Ranolazine Doesn’t Cut VT, VF, Death in High-Risk ICD Patients
No significant reduction in VT or VF or death risk for patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
Compliance With Requirement to Report Results on EUCTR Is Poor
Half of trials on European Union Clinical Trials Register are non-compliant with requirements
Drug Prices Increase More Than Expected After Shortages
Expected price increase 20 percent for all drugs after shortage versus 9 percent in absence of shortage
Tafamidis Treats Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Reduces all-cause mortality, cardiovascular-related hospitalizations compared with placebo
Active Choice Intervention Tied to Increase in Flu Shot Rates
Vaccination rates decrease throughout the day; with intervention, similar increase throughout day
U.S. Senate Passes Opioids Bill
Comprehensive bipartisan package earmarks billions of dollars to fight opioid abuse in the United States
Potentially Inappropriate Opioid Prescribing Tied to Overdose
Increased risks of all-cause mortality, fatal overdose, nonfatal overdose with PIP of opioids
Mercury in Traditional Tibetan Medicine Could Be Harmful
Regular TTM ingestion leads to chronic exposure to inorganic mercury and methylmercury
Use of Aspirin in Healthy Elderly Questioned in Three Studies
No impact on composite of death, dementia, persistent physical disability; rise in risk of death
Many Foster Kids Inappropriately Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs
Some children may be getting meds they don't need, others may be going without drugs that may help
