Most Patients Select Suboptimal Medications for Allergic Rhinitis
Only 16.5 percent of customers with hay fever select optimal medications
CDC: Overdose Deaths Up Across Drug Categories in 2015 to 2016
Of 63,632 drug overdose deaths in 2016, 66.4 percent involved an opioid
Outcomes-Based Pricing Doesn’t Cut Costs of PCSK9 Inhibitors
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for PCSK9 inhibitor improved marginally in three refund scenarios
Older Adults Believe Marijuana Can Be Effective for Pain
Most older adults support its use when recommended by doctor; some support its use for anyone
Sudden Loss of Wealth Increases Risk of All-Cause Mortality
Increased risk of death in those with negative wealth shock versus continuously positive wealth
Infant Heart Defects May Be Early Marker of Future CVD in Mothers
Mothers of infants with congenital heart defects are more likely to have cardiovascular hospitalization
Zika Vaccine Could Essentially Eliminate Prenatal Infection
Model shows vaccine is effective through a combo of direct protection, indirect transmission reduction
March 2018 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for March 2018. This roundup includes the...
Pre-Op Chronic Opioid Use Ups Poor Outcomes Post Spinal Fusion
Preoperative opioid use tied to complications, ER visits, readmission, adverse events, increased costs
Stopping Exercise Found to Increase Depressive Symptoms
Findings particularly in women; depressive symptoms associated with decreased CRP and IL-6
