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Opioid abuse arises in only a very small fraction -- less than half of 1 percent -- of cases involving surgical patients aged 65 or older

Risk of Post-Op Opioid Abuse Deemed Low for Elderly Patients

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Vast majority of patients use the meds short term to ease their pain
Patients hospitalized for serious infections may face an increased risk of suicide

Suicide Rate Increased in Patients With Serious Infections

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Risk associated with hospitalization for infection accounted for 10.1 percent of suicides studied
Injuries and illness requiring medical care present an opportunity for health care professionals to provide assistance to trafficked persons

Need for Medical Care Offers Chance to Aid Trafficking Victims

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With training, health care providers can recognize signs and symptoms of trafficking
Patients who are first-time users of opioids should be prescribed a small dose without refills to reduce the risk of long-term use and possible addiction

Low Initial Dose, No Refills Can Help Prevent Opioid Dependency

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Patients given two prescription fills were 2.25 times more likely to become long-term opioid users
Young children have the highest rates for chemical ocular injuries

Young Children in Highest Risk Group for Chemical Eye Injuries

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Chemical eye injuries most often occur in residential locations, among those in lower income quartiles
About one-third of pediatric patients with concussion experience symptom spikes over the consecutive days

About One-Third Have Symptom Spikes After Peds Concussion

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Risk of symptom spikes increased with an abrupt increase in mental activity from one day to next
A committee sanctioned by the American Thoracic Society has developed conditional guidelines for the diagnostic evaluation of infants with recurrent or persistent wheezing

ATS Issues Conditional Guidance for Persistent Infantile Wheezing

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More research is needed that measures clinical outcomes in order to recommend interventions
Some health care systems are opening tiny hospitals which provide comprehensive emergency services but may have fewer than a dozen inpatient beds

‘Microhospitals’ Can Provide Quicker Access to Care

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Microhospitals may offer outpatient surgery, primary care, other services, as well as emergency care
The Amish environment seems to provide protection against asthma and allergic sensitization

Amish Farm Environment May Protect Children From Asthma

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Amish, Hutterite children have profound differences in proportions, phenotypes, functions of immune cells
An off-site central monitoring unit applying standardized cardiac telemetry is associated with detection and notification of cardiac rhythm and rate changes before emergency response team activation

Standardized Cardiac Telemetry IDs Cardiac Rhythm Change

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Use of telemetry with off-site central monitoring unit linked to detection of cardiac rhythm, rate changes