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Barriers to accessing treatment for opioid use disorder need to be addressed to help curb the epidemic

Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Should Be Addressed

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Report IDs barriers such as separation of OUD treatment delivery settings from rest of medical care
For patients with chronic myeloid leukemia

Reasons for TKI Discontinuation ID’d in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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Treatment-free remission maintained in 14 of 21 patients who discontinued tyrosine kinase inhibitors
More than half of patients initiating statin therapy have a suboptimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response within 24 months

Over Half of Patients Have Suboptimal Response to Statins

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Suboptimal responders have increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease
Older adults (aged ≥75 years) undergoing antihypertensive treatment with systolic blood pressure (SBP) >150 mm Hg have less cognitive decline than those with SBP <130 mm Hg

Intensive BP Lowering May Up Cognitive Decline in Elderly

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For those on antihypertensive treatment, cognitive decline greater with SBP <130 versus >150 mm Hg
Antiepileptic drug use may increase the risk for pneumonia in patients with Alzheimer disease

AEDs Tied to Higher Pneumonia Risk in Alzheimer Patients

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Risk for pneumonia highest within first month of antiepileptic drug use but persists through two years
In pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin May Cut Risk for Prematurity, Miscarriage in PCOS

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But no significant differences seen in gestational DM risk between metformin users, nonusers
Standardizing demographic data can improve the accuracy of patient matching

Standardizing Demographics Ups Accuracy of Patient Matching

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Standardization of address and last name improved sensitivity from 81.3 to 91.6 percent
Canagliflozin is associated with a reduced risk for renal and cardiovascular events for patients with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease

Canagliflozin Seems Effective for Patients With T2DM, Kidney Disease

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Reductions seen in risk for kidney failure, cardiovascular disease with canagliflozin versus placebo
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is of "deep concern" but does not yet qualify as a global emergency

WHO: Congo Ebola Outbreak Still Not a Global Emergency

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Outbreak, which began on Aug. 1, 2018, is second deadliest in history
Medication shortages are frequently reported by pharmacy practice managers

Pharmacy Practice Managers Report Frequent Drug Shortages

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More than one-third of respondents reported no administrative methods for responding to shortages