Discussing Opioid Risks With Patients Reduces Misuse
Sixty percent lower rate of saving of pills among patients who talked to their doctor about risks
Medication Errors Common in Nursing Home Residents
However, serious effects of medication errors were low, and were reported for small proportion of errors
Acne Treatment Often Not in Line With Current Guidelines
Mean therapy duration was 175.1 days; 62 percent of antibiotic courses not given with topical retinoid
Few Preschoolers Receiving Tx for Mood, Behavioral Disorders
American Academy of Pediatrics wants to expand access to family-based therapies
Occupational Tx of Little Benefit in Slowing Alzheimer’s Decline
Patients, caregivers may reap some benefits, but study suggests no effect on everyday functioning
High-Dose Vitamin D Cuts Acute Respiratory Infection in Elderly
Reduction in ARI but increase in falls, without higher fracture risk, among long-term care residents
Four ER Visits for Adverse Drug Events Per 1,000 People
Anticoagulants, antibiotics, diabetes agents implicated in estimated 46.9 percent of ER visits
ASN: Severe Acute Kidney Injury Ups Risk of 28-Day Mortality
Increased use of mechanical ventilation, renal-replacement therapy in children with severe AKI
ASN: Multidisciplinary Care Cost-Effective in CKD
Multidisciplinary care costs $24,613 per quality-adjusted life-year gained compared to usual care
Economic Burden of Binge-Eating Disorder Quantified
Higher levels of activity and work impairment, health care utilization for individuals with BED
