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Physicians

Health Professionals Have Role in Warning About Impaired Driving

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Substantial portion of drug-tested, fatally injured drivers test positive for opioids or marijuana
Single-agent talazoparib provides significant benefit over standard chemotherapy for patients with advanced breast cancer and germline BRCA1/2 mutation

Talazoparib Beneficial in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

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Longer progression-free survival versus standard chemotherapy for patients with germline BRCA1/2
There are six broad factors that can affect inclusion within health care organizations

6 Factors Related to Inclusion in Health Care Workplace ID’d

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Presence of discrimination, the silent witness, effectiveness of leadership can help assess inclusion
Letters targeting high prescribers of quetiapine (Seroquel)

Peer Comparisons Can Decrease Risky Prescribing Patterns

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Meaningful, persistent drop in quetiapine prescribing seen, with no negative patient effects
Treatment with a pill combining low doses of three antihypertensive drugs results in an increased proportion of patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension achieving their target blood pressure

Triple Combo Blood Pressure Pill Can Improve BP Control

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Proportion achieving target BP increased with use of triple combo pill versus usual care at six months
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with cancers of the blood or lymph nodes who undergo a donor stem cell transplant not to take azithromycin

FDA Warns Against Long-Term Azithromycin Use for Some

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Warning for blood cancer patients who have undergone donor stem cell transplant
The rate of naloxone administrations by emergency medical services providers increased 75 percent from 2012 to 2016

CDC: EMS Administration of Naloxone Up From 2012 to 2016

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Monitoring non-fatal overdose events from EMS data may aid in developing emergency response
Consolidating electronic health records and practice management software allows practices to save time and money

Four Pros to Integrating EHR, Practice Management Software

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Consolidating software allows practices to save time and money, make fewer mistakes, protect privacy
Prenatal tetanus

Prenatal Tdap Vaccination Not Linked to Autism Risk

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No increased risk of autism spectrum disorder in association with prenatal Tdap vaccination
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a policy on augmented intelligence

AMA Adopts Policy on Augmented Intelligence

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Will promote development of high-quality AI that is transparent, aims to address bias, safeguards privacy