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Only state naloxone access laws allowing direct dispensing of naloxone by pharmacists appear to be useful in cutting fatal overdose rates

Fatal Overdoses Reduced With Pharmacist Dispensation of Naloxone

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However, greater naloxone availability tied to more nonfatal overdoses seen in emergency departments
For patients with aquaporin-4-immunoglobulin G-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

AAN: Eculizumab Reduces Risk for Relapse in Neuromyelitis Optica

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But no significant between-group difference noted in measures of disability progression
Health professionals are generally supportive of medicinal cannabis use but report a lack of knowledge about its use

Health Professionals Supportive of Medicinal Cannabis

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However, across medicine, pharmacy, and nursing, providers need more information
Statin use may lower the risk for primary open-angle glaucoma

Longer Duration of Statin Use Linked to Lower Risk for Glaucoma

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Self-reported high cholesterol levels without statin use tied to higher glaucoma risk
For women with bleeding in early pregnancy

Progesterone Offers No Benefit for Bleeding in Early Pregnancy

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Progesterone administered in first trimester does not result in significantly more live births
The use of alteplase between 4.5 and 9.0 hours after stroke onset results in a higher number of patients with no or minor neurological deficits

Alteplase Seems Beneficial at 4.5 to 9.0 Hours After Stroke

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Trial terminated because of loss of equipoise after publication of positive results from previous trial
In 2018

CDC: Uninsurance Levels Did Not Change Significantly in 2018

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Uninsurance increased among adults aged 45 to 64 years; increase seen in high-deductible health plans
An estimated 15.0 million patients will require first-course chemotherapy in 2040

Fifteen Million Patients Will Need First-Course Chemo in 2040

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Number of cancer physicians required to deliver optimal chemo set to increase to 100,000 by 2040
A generic version of the HIV preexposure prophylaxis drug Truvada will be available in the United States by September 2020

Generic Version of Truvada Available in U.S. by Sept. 2020

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Activists have been urging Gilead to make the generic drug more widely available
Patients with diabetes who have hypoglycemia or near-normal glucose values during the last day of hospitalization have higher rates of 30-day readmission and postdischarge mortality

Low Glucose Levels at Hospital Discharge Tied to Poor Outcomes

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Patients with diabetes and hypoglycemia have higher readmission rate, postdischarge mortality