Kratom Use Associated With Significant Toxicities
Most common effects include agitation, tachycardia, drowsiness, vomiting, confusion
Rabies Warning Issued for Walt Disney World Resort Area
Laboratory tests confirm rabies in a cat that scratched two cast members
CRP-Guided Testing Cuts Antibiotic Use in COPD Exacerbations
Lower percentage of patients reported antibiotic use, received antibiotic prescriptions
U.S. Health, Economic Burden of Uncontrolled Asthma Projected
U.S. teens, adults expected to lose about 15.46 million QALYs over 20 years due to uncontrolled asthma
Health Care Professionals Exhibit Gender Bias
Biases associate men with careers and surgery and women with family and family medicine
Rimegepant Shows Promise for Relief From Migraine Attacks
Increase seen in percentage of patients free from pain, from their most bothersome symptom at two hours
PE, Death Not Reduced With Early Vena Cava Filter Placement
Findings seen in severely injured patients with a contraindication to prophylactic anticoagulation
Capping Work Hours in Residency Does Not Impact Outcomes Later
No differences seen in post-training patient mortality, readmissions, or costs of care
High Incarceration Rates Tied to More Drug-Related Deaths
Findings based on U.S. county-level data, independent of opioid prescription rates
About 12 Percent With Ankle Sprain Fill Opioid Prescriptions
Among opioid-naive patients, 8.4 percent of those who filled an initial opioid Rx had persistent use
