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Fentanyl was involved in more than half of opioid overdose deaths reported in the second half of 2016

Fentanyl or Analogs Tied to More Than Half of All Opioid Deaths

And 57 percent of fentanyl-related deaths also tested positive for other drugs, such as heroin
Calquence (acalabrutinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with mantle cell lymphoma.

Calquence Approved for Mantle Cell Lymphoma

For patients who have not responded to at least one prior treatment or who have relapsed
A combination of clinical factors and payer type increase the likelihood of approval for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor treatment

Rate of Approval for PCSK9i Therapy 47 Percent

Clinical factors and payer type linked to likelihood of approval, with highest approval for Medicare
Maternal use of acetaminophen in pregnancy is associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring

Maternal Use of Acetaminophen Linked to ADHD in Offspring

Link seen after adjustment for maternal use before pregnancy, familial risk for ADHD
Diabetes that follows pancreatic disease is frequently classified as type 2 diabetes but is associated with worse glycemic control and higher use of insulin within five years than type 2 diabetes

Diabetes of Exocrine Pancreas Often Classified as T2DM

Worse glycemic control, more insulin use for diabetes following pancreatic disease than type 2 diabetes
Short-term probiotics are associated with reductions in body weight

Probiotics Linked to Weight Loss in Obese, Overweight

Reductions in body weight, BMI, fat percentage, but not in fat mass with short-term probiotics
The 70-gene signature assay affects treatment decisions among physicians treating patients identified as being at intermediate risk with the 21-gene assay

70-Gene Signature Impacts Treatment Decisions in Breast CA

70-GS linked to change in treatment decisions for intermediate-risk patients based on 21-gene assay
For patients with head and neck cancer

Multidisciplinary Model Cuts Treatment Delay in Head, Neck CA

Fewer instances of delay >30 days from referral to treatment initiation in multidisciplinary clinic
Incretin treatment appears to improve non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and non-obstructive coronary artery stenosis

Incretin Tied to Better Outcomes in NOCS-Diabetes

Prognosis for T2DM patients with NSTEMI, coronary artery stenosis improves with incretin
Receipt of gifts from pharmaceutical companies is associated with more prescriptions per patient and more costly prescriptions

Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior

Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions