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Prescription Opioid Use in General and Pediatric Emergency Departments
Children, adolescents, and young adults treated in pediatric emergency departments are much less likely to be prescribed opioids compared to patients of similar age and ailment treated at general EDs.
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Extended-Release Formulation and Medication Adherence
Suboptimal adherence to chronic medications undermines treatment effectiveness and costs the U.S. as much as $289 billion annually. This is the first study to analyze the impact of extended-release formulations on long-term adherence.
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Opioid Prescribing Decreases After Learning of a Patient’s Fatal Overdose
Results of the randomized trial show opioid prescribing decreases after a clinician learns of a patient’s fatal overdose.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal Increases After Being Overlooked During Distribution Process
A new USC Schaeffer Center study finds that how vaccines are allocated may contribute to vaccine hesitant individuals later refusing the vaccine when it is made available to them.
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A Megastudy of Text-Based Nudges Encouraging Patients to Get Vaccinated at an Upcoming Doctor’s Appointment
This study evaluated the impact of 19 nudges delivered to patients via text message and designed to boost the adoption of the influenza vaccine.
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Examining Primary Care Physician Rationale for not Following Geriatric Choosing Wisely Recommendations
Why do physicians order tests or treatments in older adults contrary to published recommendations?
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Comparison of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
Use of direct oral anticoagulants gradually increased since 2011, with a significant upward in trend after a stay-at-home order related to COVID-19.
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Don’t Make Surgery Another COVID Casualty
Investing in minimally invasive tools can free up valuable beds when pandemic surges threaten to overwhelm hospitals, argues Van Nuys and Lakdawalla in MedPage Today.
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Mental Associations with COVID-19 and How They Relate with Self-Reported Protective Behaviors
Adoption of protective behaviors for COVID-19 depends on what disease individuals associated with the novel coronavirus.
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Reassessing the Value of Minimally Invasive Technologies in the Era of COVID-19
Minimally invasive technologies are capacity-conserving technologies that could reduce burdens on healthcare providers and hospitals while also shielding patients from unnecessary in-hospital exposure to pathogens.
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