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Brain damage, slight benefit seen in epinephrine cardiac arrest


 

Epinephrine provided a slight 30-day survival benefit, but those patients experienced more severe brain damage. Also today, nerve growth factor inhibitor shows phase-3 efficacy in osteoarthritis, National Academies issues a 5-step plan to address infections linked to opioid use disorder, and there may be beneficial class effects of SGLT2 inhibitors, including dapagliflozin. Listen to the MDedge Daily News for today’s top news.

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