Eat, Sleep, Console Approach Beneficial for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, use of the Eat, Sleep, Console care approach reduces the number of days until medical readiness for discharge, according to a study published online April …
Learn More2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Rates Involving Fentanyl
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in age-adjusted drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, according to a May Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication fr…
Learn MoreOpioid Exposure Higher Among Adults With Cerebral Palsy Versus Those Without
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) are more likely to be exposed to opioids and for a longer duration than adults without CP, according to a study published online March 10 in the International Journal of Clinic…
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overdose deaths in the United States tied to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl soared 279% from 2016 to 2021, health officials reported Wednesday. With the nation reeling from continued drug overdose dea…
Learn MoreUn estudio encuentra que las tasas de tratamiento para la adicción a los opioides se han estancado en EE. UU.
VIERNES, 28 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La crisis de opioides de EE. UU. ha conducido a cambios que hacen que, para las personas que se enfrentan a una adicción, resulte más fácil obtener medicamentos que las ayuden a abandonar el hábito de u…
Learn MoreOpioid Addiction Treatment Rates in U.S. Have Flatlined, Study Finds
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid crisis led to changes that make it easier for people struggling with addiction to get medication from a health care provider to help them quit.But researchers found that for some reason, rates…
Learn MoreAdalimumab + Methotrexate Beneficial for Pediatric Crohn Disease
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric Crohn disease (PCD) patients, treatment with methotrexate combined with adalimumab, but not infliximab, is associated with a reduction in treatment failure, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreLas personas con parálisis cerebral podrían estar en el centro de la crisis de opioides
MARTES, 25 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas con parálisis cerebral tienen más probabilidades de que les receten opioides para gestionar el dolor, lo que las hace vulnerable a la crisis de opioides en curso en Estados Unidos, según un …
Learn More2016 to 2022 Saw Initiation Rate of Buprenorphine Increase, Stabilize
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the United States, the monthly buprenorphine initiation rate increased from January 2016 through September 2018, then flattened through October 2022, according to a research letter published in the April …
Learn MorePeople With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with cerebral palsy are more likely to be prescribed opioids to manage pain, making them vulnerable to the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, according to a new study.While pain is common amo…
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