Antipsychotics Increasingly Being Prescribed to Children
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Antipsychotics are increasingly being prescribed to children, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in The Lancet Psychiatry.Maja R. Radojčić, Ph.D., from the University of Manchester in the United …
Learn MoreRisankizumab Safe, Effective at 52 Weeks for Psoriatic Arthritis
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Risankizumab provides long-term benefits in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who have not achieved adequate response to previous therapies, according to a study recently published in Rheumatology.And…
Learn MoreLetter Intervention Ups Prescription Monitoring Program Engagement
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A simple letter intervention highlighting a new mandate to check the prescription monitoring program (PMP) before prescribing controlled substances, with or without information about coprescribing risks and c…
Learn MoreDecir a un médico que un paciente tuvo una sobredosis podría controlar el exceso de opioides recetados
LUNES, 9 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una intervención de bajo costo podría hacer una diferencia en la epidemia de opioides de EE. UU., sugiere un estudio reciente.Cuando se notificó a los proveedores de atención de la salud que uno de sus pac…
Learn MoreIn Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could a simple letter prompt doctors to prescribe opioids more safely?Yes, claims new research that found reminding doctors to check a prescription database before doling out opioids increased their engagemen…
Learn MorePrenatal Exposure to Acid-Suppressive Meds Not Linked to Allergic Disease
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prenatal exposure to acid-suppressive medications (ASMs) seems not to be associated with allergic diseases in offspring, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Pediatrics.Yunha Noh, Pharm.D., Ph.D…
Learn MoreLeading Pediatricians’ Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A leading pediatricians’ group has issued new guidelines on treating obesity in children and teens that, for the first time, call for early, aggressive intervention that can include weight-loss drugs and surger…
Learn MoreCognitive Behavioral Intervention Ups ART Adherence in Adolescents, Young Adults
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Adherence Connection for Counseling, Education, and Support (ACCESS) peer-led, mobile health cognitive behavioral antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence intervention improves adherence to ART for adolescent…
Learn MoreUGN-101 Reviewed in Real-World Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer Setting
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with upper tract urothelial cancers (UTUCs), the novel therapeutic UGN-101 seems to be effective, with an acceptable safety profile, according to research published online Nov. 22 in Urologic Oncol…
Learn MoreLetting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One low-cost intervention could make a difference in America’s epidemic of opioid overdoses, a new study suggests.When health care providers were notified that one of their patients had died from an overdose, t…
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