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Opioid prescribing mapped: Alabama highest, New York lowest
The Medicare Part D opioid prescribing rate dropped in all 50 states from 2014 to 2019, but disparities remain.
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New data illustrate pandemic pivot to telehealth by patients, physicians
Psychiatrists, dermatologists, urologists, and primary care physicians were among the highest users of teleconferencing for patient visits 6...
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Dr. Judy C. Washington shows URM physicians how to lead
She imparts a shared experience of being a minority in the field and helps prepare them for the challenges of facing racism.
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Booster shot back-and-forth creates uncertainty, confusion
“I take care of a fair number of folks...including the elderly and healthcare professionals. They are already asking for the booster.”
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Cook your amphibians before you eat them
Diet drinks may be tricking your brain.
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Relapse risk increased with antidepressant discontinuation
But patients can discontinue their antidepressants safely in primary care without relapsing, with a tapering regime, say the authors of a new...
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Greater portal use gives patients access, doctors headaches
Patients who are encouraged by their doctors to use portals are more likely to do so, meaning more access for patients, and, in some cases, more...
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‘Alarming’ increase in fake pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, DEA warns
More than 9.5 million fake pills have been seized so far this year – more than the last 2 years combined.
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Your bathroom towel rack has a dirty little secret
Plus anti-vaxxer purity and sulfurous vegetables.
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COVID-detecting dogs pilot first airport program
When this good girl sits, that means Cobra has detected an olfactory signal of the coronavirus.
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How to engage soldiers, veterans in psychiatric treatment
“One thing that’s really improved is that there is less stigma around PTSD,”said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie.