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CDC: 10.7 Percent of U.S. Adults Used Rx Pain Meds in 2015 to 2018
No change found in use of prescription opioids from 2009-2010 to 2017-2018, but increase seen in nonopioid meds
Odds of Pregnancy Decrease With Prolonged Embryo Storage
Likelihood of biochemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, live birth reduced with longer storage
ED Use Down for MI, Stroke, Hyperglycemic Crisis in COVID-19
Drop in visits seen in the 10-week period following declaration of COVID-19 as national emergency
Suicide Risk Increased After Hip Fracture in Elderly Patients
Older patients with hip fracture have 2.97-fold increased risk for suicide in South Korean cohort
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Subsequent Dementia
Risk for developing Alzheimer dementia showed the greatest increase among dementia types
Nephrology Fellows Report Mixed Effects of EMR on Education, Time
51 percent of nephrology fellows note positive contribution, but time demands have negative impact
Tocilizumab Shows Promise for Treatment of COVID-19
Tocilizumab improves oxygenation and inflammatory biomarkers, may improve survival in severe disease
Patients With COVID-19 Mount Acute Cortisol Stress Response
High cortisol concentrations associated with increased mortality, reduced median survival
Older Age, Black Race, Diabetes Up Hospitalization in COVID-19
Other characteristics independently associated with hospitalization include male sex, smoking, obesity
Subtypes, Genetic Links Identified for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Alleles in four loci linked to reproductive subtype, in one locus linked to metabolic subtype of PCOS
