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Ranking points physicians toward South Dakota
“Best states to practice medicine” named for 2018.
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MDedge Daily News: Can androgen therapy improve male frailty?
And empagliflozin could cut liver fat in diabetes.
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Thousands mistakenly enrolled during state’s Medicaid expansion, feds find
California signed up an estimated 450,000 people under Medicaid expansion who may not have been eligible for coverage.
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Irritability, depressive mood tied to higher suicidality risk in adolescence
The association was more important for girls than boys “as indicated by the need to prevent the exposure among 5 girls to avoid 1 case of...
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MDedge Daily News: Why most heart failure may be preventable
And how epileptic drug use in pregnancy affects school test scores.
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FDA advisors recommend lofexidine for opioid withdrawal
SILVER SPRING, MD. – A nonopioid agent for symptomatic treatment of opioid withdrawal could be another option to address the opioid epidemic.
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MDedge Daily News: Is kratom the answer to the opioid crisis?
And specialists have adverse reactions to drug price proposals.
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Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s could save U.S. trillions over time
Diagnosing 88% of Alzheimer’s patients in the mild cognitive impairment stage would save $7 trillion over U.S. citizens’ lifetime.
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Is kratom the answer to the opioid crisis?
Addiction experts say evidence remains sparse about the safety of the botanical product from Southeast Asia.
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MDedge Daily News: Treating H. pylori slashed new gastric cancers
And the Supreme Court considers California’s abortion speech law.
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Interventions urged to stop rising NAS, stem Medicaid costs
Try screening, referral, and treatment for substance abuse and mental health disorders among reproductive age women, including adolescents.