New findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston show that patients qualifying for Medicare because of a disability have the highest rates…
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FDA panel: Expand use of fish oil drug Vascepa
Approved use of the prescription-strength fish oil drug Vascepa should be widened to include more patients at risk for heart attack and stroke, a U.S….
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Study teases out factors associated with postpartum overdose
Massachusetts researchers have published a new study in the journal Addiction that uncovers several risk factors associated with postpartum opioid overdose. The factors include a…
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Distributing essential medicines for free resulted in a 44% increase in adherence
A new study out of St. Michael’s Hospital’s MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions found that distributing essential medicines at no charge to patients resulted…
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Statins could protect older patients from severe pneumonia, study finds
Statins could be used to treat older patients admitted to hospital with a severe type of pneumonia, researchers at the University of Birmingham have found….
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Nearly 3 in 10 Philadelphians know someone who’s died from opioid use, Pew survey finds
In a stark illustration of the depths of Philadelphia’s opioid crisis, a new survey of city residents found that nearly a third—29% – know someone…
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Boom in overdose-reversing drug is tied to fewer drug deaths
Prescriptions of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are soaring, and experts say that could be a reason overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first time…
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Researchers find widespread aspirin use despite few benefits, high risks
Medical consensus once supported daily use of low dose aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke in people at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD)….
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Prescribed opioids associated with overdose risk for family members without prescriptions
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdoses were responsible for more than 42,000 deaths in 2016. Access to family members’ drugs…
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Shedding light on ‘black box’ of inpatient opioid use
People who receive opioids for the first time while hospitalized have double the risk of continuing to receive opioids for months after discharge compared with…
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