Tenecteplase Appears Superior to Alteplase After Ischemic Stroke
Tenecteplase within 4.5 hours after symptoms linked to higher reperfusion, better functional outcomes
Saturday Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Unused medications can be dropped off at local collection sites between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
People With Opioid Use Disorder Have High Suicide Rate
Based on data from multiple sources, many opioid-overdose deaths seem to be suicides
Medicare Requiring Hospitals to Post Prices Online
Medicare would base part of a hospital's payments on how easy it is for patients to access medical records
Black Men More Likely to Die From Firearm Homicide
However, white men at higher risk for firearm suicide in all states
American College of Physicians, April 19-21
The American College of Physicians: Internal Medicine Meeting The annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP) was held from April 19...
Pediatric Exposures to Liquid Nicotine Down From 2015 to 2016
Still poses serious risk to children; decrease likely in part to law requiring child-resistant packaging
Patients Prefer Doctors Who Engage in Face-to-Face Visits
Patients perceive F2F physicians as more compassionate and better communicators
Opioids Tied to Adverse Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients
Increased risks of altered mental status, falls, and fractures; risk present even at low doses of opioids
Triple Therapy Tied to Reduced Rate of COPD Exacerbations
Benefits seen for triple therapy with fluticasone furoate, umeclidinium, and vilanterol
