Most doctors still believe in prescribing unnecessary antibiotics to treat asymptomatic infections, study suggests
BALTIMORE, MAY 27, 2022 – An estimated 70 percent of primary care physicians reported in a survey that they would ...
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Research presented at #AGS22 focuses on prescribing practices, early mobility programs and evaluating mortality risk and dementia
New York (May 4, 2022)– Researchers presenting at this year’s American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS22) held May ...
Outpatient antibiotic prescribing in Australia fell by up to 38% during COVID-19 pandemic
**Note: this is a press release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23-26 ...
Alarmingly high rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing to older and Black patients, finds US study
**Note: this is a press release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23-26 ...
Personalized feedback can reduce opioid prescribing rates, new study shows
WASHINGTON, D.C.—While drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high in 2021, opioid prescribing by physicians and clinicians dropped significantly in ...
Study shows maternal immunization against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) would lower antimicrobial prescribing among infants
March 9th, 2022 Embargo: March 14th, 2022—15:00 (EST) For more information and materials: [email protected] Study shows maternal ...
Clinical experts offer advice on prescribing cannabis medicines to patients with epilepsy
Clinical experts offer advice on prescribing cannabis medicines to patients with epilepsy There’s considerable interest in using cannabis-based medications to ...
Preoperative Prescribing of Opioids in US
What The Study Did: This analysis of 1.3 million patients who underwent surgical procedures between 2008 and 2019 looked at ...
State laws about prescribing may limit access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
January 21, 2022 – State laws in the US that require medical doctors (MDs) to determine which medications a nurse practitioner ...
Opioid prescribing declines, but cuts are not uniform
The volume of prescription opioids dispensed from retail pharmacies declined by 21% from 2008 to 2018, but the decline was ...
Substitution of nonpharmacologic therapy with opioid prescribing for pain during pandemic
What The Study Did: Access to medical care unrelated to COVID-19 was limited because of concerns about viral spread during ...
Prescribing the abortion pill without restrictions is safe and effective: UBC-led study
Abortion remains safe after Canada removed restrictions on the medical abortion pill mifepristone in November 2017. That’s one of the ...
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Male dogs four times more likely to develop contagious cancer on nose or mouth than females
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COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
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Atezolizumab translates into survival benefit for bladder cancer patients with ctDNA positivity
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Fast and facile synthesis of antibacterial amino acid Schiff base copper complexes
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Only through international cooperation can AI improve patient lives
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Machine learning goes with the flow