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Preemptive pain medication is safe and reduces pain in the early postoperative period for patients undergoing anorectal surgery

Preemptive Analgesia May Cut Post-Op Pain in Anorectal Surgery

Preoperative pain medications reduce pain and narcotic use in the early post-op period
In patients with progressive multiple sclerosis

Ibudilast Appears to Slow Brain Atrophy Progression in MS

In phase 2 randomized trial, 2.5 ml less brain-tissue loss with ibudilast than with placebo over 96 weeks
One-third of women of reproductive age report better ability to access birth control and family planning services with Medicaid expansion coverage

Medicaid Expansion Ups Access to Family Planning Services

1 in 3 women of reproductive age report better ability to access birth control, family planning services
Excess cardiovascular risk varies with age at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

Excess Cardiac Risk Varies With Age of Onset of T1DM

Excess risk differed by up to five times across different diagnosis age groups

National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Aug. 25-27

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo The Total Store Expo of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)...
Changing from intravenous to oral antibiotic treatment is non-inferior to continued intravenous antibiotic treatment among patients with endocarditis on the left side of the heart

Partial Oral Abx Non-Inferior in Endocarditis on Left Side of Heart

Changing to oral antibiotics was non-inferior to continued intravenous antibiotic treatment
Among adult survivors of stroke

In Stroke Survivors, Cost-Related Non-Adherence Down After ACA

Among adult survivors of stroke, Medicaid increased, non-adherence decreased after ACA implementation
Emergency department visits for antibiotic adverse drug events (ADEs) in children account for 46.2 percent of emergency department visits for ADEs resulting from systemic medication

Many ED Visits for Antibiotic Adverse Drug Events in Children

Antibiotic ADEs among children account for 46.2 percent of ED visits for ADEs tied to systemic meds
In pretreatment isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

MICs of Isoniazid, Rifampin May Predict Tuberculosis Relapse

Higher MIC in pretreatment M. tuberculosis isolates linked to relapse risk
A rare but serious genital infection known as necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum

FDA: Common Diabetes Meds Tied to Serious Genital Infection

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors linked to 12 cases of Fournier's gangrene