A new research letter published in JAMA Health Forum highlights major gaps in how opioid use is tracked among older adults receiving post-acute care under Medicare. Researchers found that Medicare Part D claims significantly underreport […]
A new study led by Marshall University researchers found that patients who underwent knee surgery using a minimally invasive “needle arthroscopy” technique used significantly fewer opioids after surgery compared to those treated with standard arthroscopy.This […]
A new study led by researchers at the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Unity Health Toronto shows that almost one-quarter of hospital-treated opioid toxicities experienced a repeat event within six months, […]
In a commentary published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at Rutgers Health, Harvard University and the University of Pittsburgh discuss the impact of unregulated mobile health and generative artificial intelligence (AI) […]
The government’s new mandate to carry out random oral-fluid roadside drug testing marks a milestone in New Zealand’s road safety policy.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Young sexual minority men—a term used to describe gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men—with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely to begin using substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, stimulants […]
New findings from the Arkansas Health Survey, the largest and most comprehensive health survey in the state’s history, reveal that 24.1% of Arkansas adults who used tobacco was well above the national average of 18%, […]
A new compound tested at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) in Spain shows promising effects in reducing alcohol consumption and motivation to drink in mice, with marked sex-dependent differences in efficacy. Although MCH11 […]
Risk prediction tools might help identify patients at the highest risk of overdose and death after a “before medically advised” (BMA) hospital discharge, according to new research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.This article was […]
A psychedelic found in mushrooms is emerging as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorders. This possibility is due to a compound the body converts the psychedelic into called psilocin, but psilocin’s mechanisms remain unclear.This […]
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