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Four more online networks that operate 21 websites illegally selling potentially dangerous

FDA Warning Letters Target Illegal Online Sales of Opioids

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Medications may be counterfeit, contaminated, expired, or otherwise unsafe
Few participants in clinical trials have strong concerns about the risks of data sharing

Most Research Participants Not Concerned About Data Sharing

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93 percent very or somewhat likely to allow their data to be shared with university scientists
Implementation of a mandatory prescription drug monitoring program does not necessarily reduce the overall rate of opioid prescribing or the mean number of pills prescribed for patients undergoing general surgical procedures

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program May Not Cut Opioid Use

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No significant reduction in percentage of patients prescribed opioids after general surgery
Care coordination strategies can be beneficial for older patients with multiple chronic diseases

Care Coordination Strategies Aid in Multiple Chronic Diseases

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Significant improvement for older adults with depression, COPD; diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Release of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in March 2016 corresponded to greater increases in several opioid prescribing patterns

Bigger Drop in Opioid Prescribing After CDC Guideline Release

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Several opioid prescribing practices were decreasing before guideline; release linked to greater declines
Two of the first 10 people to receive an experimental Ebola treatment have recovered from the highly dangerous disease

Two Ebola Patients Who Received Experimental Tx Have Recovered

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Both patients received a treatment called mAb114, the first of five experimental treatments approved
Few participants in clinical trials have strong concerns about the risks of data sharing

Most Research Participants Not Concerned About Data Sharing

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93 percent were very or somewhat likely to allow their data to be shared with university scientists
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis

TNFi Not Linked to Increased Cancer Recurrence in RA Patients

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No increased risk of cancer recurrence among RA patients initiating tumor necrosis factor inhibitor tx
The rate of hospital-acquired conditions continued its decline from 2014 to 2016

Decline in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Continues

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Drop in adverse drug events, injuries from falls prevented 8,000 deaths, saved $2.9 billion
Promoting generic substitution and therapeutic interchange can save money compared with spending on brand-name combination medications

Generic Substitutes, Therapeutic Interchange Can Save Money

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Considerable savings estimated with use of generic substitutes for brand-name combo medications