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Free training is being offered to physicians in medication-assisted treatment

Free Training Being Offered for Substance Use Disorder Tx

Providers' Clinical Support System offering training comprising online course, live training
Many children who develop urinary tract infections tied to the Escherichia coli bacteria are now failing to respond to antibiotic treatment

Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric UTIs Up Globally

Could lead to greater reliance on much more costly intravenous medications
Fewer than half of atrial fibrillation patients at highest risk for stroke are prescribed recommended anticoagulation

Many A-Fib Patients Missing Out on Recommended Anticoagulation

Less than half at highest risk take recommended anticoagulants
Anti-programmed cell death-1 therapy for metastatic melanoma is associated with the development of immune-related cutaneous events

Melanoma Therapy Tied to Cutaneous Adverse Events

Anti-programmed cell death-1 therapy tied to lichenoid reactions, eczema, vitiligo
For neonates born before 24 weeks of gestation

Antenatal Corticosteroids Cut Mortality for Early Preemies

Reduced odds of mortality to discharge with receipt of corticosteroids and active intensive treatment
Early patient-controlled oral analgesia is non-inferior to standard parenteral analgesia for pain management after elective cesarean section

Patient-Controlled Analgesia Non-Inferior After C-Section

Non-inferior to parenteral analgesia for pain management after elective C-section
For subjects at risk of aspirin-associated upper gastrointestinal events

PA32540 Safe for Patients at Risk of Aspirin-Linked Upper GI Events

Long-term, once-daily enteric-coated aspirin 325 mg and immediate-release omeprazole 40 mg is safe
In U.S. adolescents

Off-Label Use of Metformin Common in U.S. Adolescents

Analyses of three databases show use for metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and obesity
Recommendations have been developed for the diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma-related renal impairment; the guidelines were published online March 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Recommendations Issued for Myeloma-Tied Renal Impairment

Practical recommendations developed for diagnosis and management of renal impairment
For individuals with type 1 diabetes

More Variability in Overnight Insulin Requirements in T1DM

Overnight insulin requirements significantly more variable than daytime, total daily insulin needs