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More than half of all drug overdose deaths may be caused by fentanyl

Opioid Addicts Find It Hard to Avoid Fentanyl

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Potent synthetic opioid now responsible for more than half of overdose deaths, researchers say
A zone model predictive control-based artificial pancreas system improves glycemic control in a home-use environment

Good Results for Zone MPC-Based Artificial Pancreas

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Improved glycemic control for AP system versus sensor-augmented pump therapy
Strategies are being implemented to reduce opioid overdoses and deaths in Maryland

Strategies Implemented to Cut Opioid ODs, Deaths in Maryland

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Strategies include training in screening, interventions, and referrals to treatment
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Concentrated Broccoli Sprout Extract May Help Fight T2DM

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But supplement only seems to help a certain group of patients with the disease
Staphylococcus aureus infections among U.S. hospital patients have been less resistant to key antibiotics in recent years

Rates of S. aureus Antibiotic Resistance Down in United States

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Rates of susceptibility to certain antibiotics have increased over time
For patients in an urban clinic with hepatitis C virus (HCV) with HIV coinfection

High HCV Cure Rates in HIV Coinfection Cases at Urban Clinic

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Sustained virologic response rate of 97 percent, with no variation by race in predominantly black cohort
The American Medical Association is calling for more transparency in drug pricing amid rising costs that are putting some lifesaving medications out of reach for patients and communities.

AMA Endeavors to Increase Transparency of Rx Pricing

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At annual meeting, the physicians' group adopted new policies on drug pricing to protect patients
Rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome have risen dramatically in recent years -- and so has the cost of treating it

Economic Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Up Sharply

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Yearly costs for treating opioid-addicted infants now tops $300 million, researchers say
For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Value of Prolonged DAPT Varies With DAPT Score in PCI Patients

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Reduced risk for ischemic events in patients with high scores receiving paclitaxel-eluting stents
For children with nutritional iron-deficiency anemia

FeSO4 May Be Best Iron Choice in Pediatric Iron-Deficiency Anemia

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Greater increase in mean hemoglobin at 12 weeks versus iron polysaccharide complex