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OxyContin Maker Offers Up to $12 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims
Potential deal has been discussed by lawyers representing Purdue and at least 10 state attorneys general
DEA to Approve Dozens More Growers for Marijuana Research
Added sites will provide researchers with greater variety of marijuana to study
Few Oncologists Suggest Health Promotion to Cancer Survivors
Oncologists expressed concern that health promotion could distress or overwhelm cancer survivors
Psoriasis Independently Linked to Increased Mortality Risk
Comorbidities such as CVD, diabetes, COPD, cancer, CKD, and stroke mediate part of the association
Combo Tx May Improve Disease Control for Some in Early RA
Improved disease control, remission, functional capacity for TNF or non-TNF plus methotrexate
CT Scan Screen for Lung Cancer Can ID Smoking-Related Diseases
New diagnoses of CVD, emphysema, osteoporosis identified, often are linked to adverse events
Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Patient Gender, Age From ECG
Authors say AI algorithm to determine physiologic age could serve as measure of overall health status
Prices Spike for Drugs Used to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
2006-2016 Medicare claims show 10.2-fold, 7.2-fold hikes in pharmaceutical, out-of-pocket spending
Survival Poor for Elderly Admitted to Long-Term Acute Care Setting
Among older Medicare beneficiaries admitted to LTAC, more than one-third died in an inpatient setting
Smaller + Larger Infarctions May Escalate Later Cognitive Decline
Cognitive decline associated with only smaller, only larger infarctions did not differ from no infarctions
