New FDA Applications for Opioids Often Based on Short Trials
Most products for treating chronic pain approved based on narrowly defined populations of patients
Lockdown Tied to Worsening of Musculoskeletal Conditions
About half of U.K. patients experienced an increase in symptoms during early stages of the pandemic
Gabapentin Does Not Lower Pain Scores in Chronic Pelvic Pain
Treatment also linked to more serious adverse events
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Linked to Increased T2DM Risk
Type 2 diabetes risk increased with increasing length of PPI use, particularly use for more than two years
U.S. Government to Ship Millions of Rapid COVID-19 Tests This Week
Tests will be distributed based on state populations; governors can use them as they see fit
Global Death Toll From COVID-19 Passes 1 Million
Americans made up more than 200,000 of those deaths, or one in five
Only Two-Thirds of Parents Planning to Get Flu Shots for Their Children
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, only one-third of parents see the flu vaccine as more necessary this year
Hydroxychloroquine Tied to Heart Problems Prior to Pandemic
Adverse outcomes include cardiomyopathy, QT prolongation, cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure
Clinical Severity Lower With Vitamin D Sufficiency in COVID-19
Of patients aged ≥40 who died, 9.7 percent were vitamin D-sufficient versus 20 percent with 25(OH)D <30 ng/mL
Private Health Plans Pay Hospitals 247 Percent of Medicare
Relative prices average 231, 267 percent of what Medicare would pay for inpatient, outpatient services
