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NIH Initiative Aims to Address Opioid Misuse Over Long Term

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'Helping to End Addiction Long-Term' will focus on goals of improving addiction tx and pain management
In back-related leg pain and sciatica patients

Various Factors Affect Progress in Back-Related Leg Pain, Sciatica

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Belief in a long recovery, many symptoms attributed to pain negatively tied to improvement
Switching electronic health record systems can result in increased efficiency and productivity gains

Considerable Costs Associated With Switching EHR

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Costs include time needed for research and testing, maintenance and other fees, hardware updates
For overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis

Greater Weight Loss Linked to Superior Outcomes in Knee OA

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Superior mechanistic outcomes with 10 to 19.9 percent weight loss in overweight, obese seniors with knee OA
The American Medical Association recently adopted a policy aimed at improving physician access to mental health care in response to physician depression

AMA Vows to Improve Access for Docs Seeking Mental Health Care

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New policy recommends state licensing boards to only inquire about current conditions
Use of medications for opioid use disorder is associated with a reduction in all-cause and opioid-related mortality after opioid overdose

Meds for Opioid Use Disorder May Reduce Mortality in OD Survivors

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Minority of opioid overdose survivors receive MOUD; buprenorphine, MMT linked to reduced mortality
The first generic version of an under-the-tongue film to treat opioid addiction has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves First Generic Under-the-Tongue Suboxone

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May only be prescribed by Drug Addiction Treatment Act-certified prescribers
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's 2014 ruling to reschedule hydrocodone combination products coincided with an increase in illicit trading of opioids through online illicit markets (cryptomarkets)

Illicit Opioid Trade Up With Restrictions on Hydrocodone

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2014 ruling to reschedule hydrocodone combo products coincided with rise in cryptomarket trade
Risk factors for opioid overdose among hospitalized patients include being age 65 years or older

Older Age, ICU, Poor Renal Fcn Up Risk of Opioid OD in Hospital

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For hospitalized patients, risk also increased for those receiving three or more CNS antidepressants
Data breaches affecting health care systems or their partners need to be addressed quickly

How Do Business Partner Data Breaches Affect Your Practice?

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Business associate agreements should be prioritized; collaborative policies can help patch attacks