Marijuana Use for MS Tied to Legal Permissiveness
Most patients have accurate knowledge about the legal status of cannabis where they live
Case Study: Methylmercury Toxicity Found From Skin-Lightening Cream
Patient admitted to hospital with symptoms that included blurry vision, unsteady gait, difficulty speaking
Overdose, Relapse After Buprenorphine Discontinuation High
The longer patients continue with buprenorphine treatment, the lower their risk of adverse outcomes
Antioxidant, Supplement Use May Worsen Breast Cancer Outcomes
Disease-free, overall survival poorer with vitamin B12 use before and during chemotherapy
Most Children Do Not Have Positive Results to Antibiotic Challenge
Positive results for only 18 percent of challenge tests to non-β-lactam antibiotics
Regular Cannabis Use May Cause Adverse Cardiac Changes
Changes in left ventricular size, subclinical dysfunction reported for regular cannabis use versus rare/no use
Obesity May Up Cardiotoxicity Risk From Breast Cancer Therapy
Obesity independently associated with treatment-related cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients
12 Million U.S. Residents Drove Under Influence of Marijuana in 2018
Prevalence of driving under the influence increased among men, those aged 16 to 34 years
Patient Share of Out-of-Network Costs Rising
From 2012 to 2017, out-of-pocket costs nearly doubled for out-of-network hospital care
Half of Patients on PPIs for GERD Still Have Persistent Symptoms
Heartburn, regurgitation reported by 54.1 percent of participants taking proton pump inhibitor daily
