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Surcharge May Accompany After-Hours Care in Emergency Room
Patients increasingly being charged for overnight visit to the emergency room, urgent care facility
CDC: Fatal Drug Overdoses Up Significantly in the United States
Prescription opioids and heroin lead the increase, latest government data show
DEA Announces Critical Changes in Registration Renewal Process
The ability to renew a registration online after the expiration date will no longer be available
FDA Grants Fast-Track Approval to Ovarian Cancer Drug
Rubraca's use is specific to women with deleterious BRCA mutations
Opioid-Related Hospitalizations Up Sharply in the United States
Admissions due to heroin, prescription opioids rose 64 percent over decade
FDA Issues New Safety Info on Use of Anesthesia
New information addresses anesthesia use in pregnant women and young children
AARP: Medication Costs for Seniors Continue to Soar
Cost of brand-name drugs for chronic conditions rose nearly 130 times faster than inflation rate
FDA OKs Autologous Cellularized Scaffold for Knee Cartilage Repair
For symptomatic, full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee in adult patients
NIH: Teen Drug Use Continuing to Decline
Use of tobacco and alcohol down significantly, too, federal report finds
CDC: U.S. Flu Vaccination Rates Low So Far This Season
Vaccination rate among health care providers about the same as this time last season
