ASA: Sustained Decrease Seen in Prescription Opioid Abuse in U.S.
Significant declines seen from 2002 to 2013 and 2014 and from 2015 to 2016, 2017, 2018
Daily Aspirin May Up Growth, Spread of Cancers in Older Adults
Authors caution that daily low-dose aspirin is linked to more late-stage cancers, related deaths in elderly
2018 to 2019 Vaccine Cut Influenza A-Linked Hospitalizations
Influenza vaccine reduced pediatric influenza A-linked hospitalizations, ED visits by 40 to 60 percent
Dentists’ Rx for Opioids Pose Danger for Drug Interactions
In older adults, interactions with meds for depression, anxiety increase risk for ED visits, hospitalizations
Daily COVID-19 Cases in U.S. Highest in Months
Decline seen in just three states: Texas, Missouri, and South Carolina
CDC Now Acknowledges Airborne Transmission of COVID-19
Agency says it is especially true in enclosed spaces with inadequate ventilation
Immunotherapy Combo Treats Advanced Kidney Cancer
First results show survival benefit with nivolumab plus cabozantinib versus sunitinib
Older Adults Likely to Be Excluded From COVID-19 Trials
Fifty percent of phase 3 clinical trials and 100 percent of vaccine trials at risk for excluding older adults
Plasma Caffeine Concentration Lower in Parkinson Disease
Results similar for caffeine metabolites and non-xanthine marker for coffee consumption in plasma
Mortality Risk Up With Newer Antipsychotic Use for Depression
Risk up for nonelderly adults with augmentation with newer antipsychotic versus second antidepressant
