Unas letales infecciones del corazón por abuso de opioides se triplican entre los estadounidenses jóvenes
MIÉRCOLES, 9 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La epidemia de opioides de EE. UU. le rompe el corazón a cualquiera… literalmente.El riesgo de los adultos jóvenes de fallecer de una devastadora infección del corazón se ha duplicado o triplicad…
Learn MoreFatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid epidemic has been heartbreaking — literally.Young adults’ risk of dying from a devastating infection of the heart has doubled to tripled in the United States during the past two decades, a ne…
Learn MoreFDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned health care workers to look out for patients who may have been exposed to a potentially deadly animal sedative, possibly through illicit drug use.The v…
Learn MoreFDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned health care workers to look out for patients who may have been exposed to a potentially deadly animal sedative, possibly through illicit drug use.The v…
Learn MoreCDC Updates Recommendations for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Nov. 4 issue of the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, updated recommendations …
Learn MoreCDC Issues New Guidance on Prescribed Opioids for Pain
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 — U.S. doctors prescribing opioids for pain relief now have a new — and more nuanced — set of guidelines from the federal government.Issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, the new recommend…
Learn MoreCVS y Walgreens anuncian acuerdos de 10 mil millones de dólares por los opioides
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Años de litigio sobre la epidemia de opioides podrían acabar pronto: dos cadenas nacionales de farmacias, CVS y Walgreens, anunciaron el miércoles que cada compañía ha aceptado un acuerdo de casi 5…
Learn MoreCVS, Walgreens Announce $10 Billion Opioid Settlements
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Years of litigation over the opioid epidemic could end soon, as the national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens announced Wednesday that each company has agreed to a nearly $5 billion settlement.
While neithe…
CVS, Walgreens Announce $10 Billion Opioid Settlements
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Years of litigation over the opioid epidemic could end soon, as the national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens announced Wednesday that each company has agreed to a nearly $5 billion settlement. While neithe…
Learn MoreASA: Preoperative Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Pain After Surgery
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While presurgical cannabis use is not associated with postoperative opioid use, it is significantly associated with time-weighted average pain scores in the first 24 hours, according to a study presented at th…
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