Persistent Post-Op Opioid Use in Young Cancer Patients Explored
Higher inpatient pain scores linked to persistent use after major oncologic surgery for children, teens
Lorcaserin Facilitates Weight Loss in Overweight, Obese
Increased weight loss versus placebo with no rise in rate of extended major cardiovascular events
High-Risk Anticholinergics Prescribed to 6 Percent of Elderly
Correlates of receiving prescription include female sex, specific physician specialty, geographic region
Novel Immunotherapy May Up Survival in Melanoma Brain Mets
Findings in patients receiving checkpoint blockade immunotherapy for melanoma brain metastases
Total Diabetes at 14 Percent in U.S. Adults for 2013-2016
Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes 9.7 and 4.3 percent; prevalence increased with age
Initial Abx Feasible Alternative for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
At five years, cumulative incidence of appendicitis recurrence 39.1 percent with antibiotic treatment
Components of Pharmacist-Led Discharge Counseling Vary
Use of a dosage schedule, teach-back technique more commonly reported in studies outside the U.S.
In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent
Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
Simplifying Medicare Plan Finder Improves Plan Selection
Simplifying Plan Finder results in selection of lower-cost plans with no decrease in plan quality
Mortality for Unintentional Drug Poisonings Up Since 1979
Trajectory of overall mortality rate smooth; no exponential trajectories in rates for individual drugs
