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Male and female general practitioners prescribe analgesics to older patients in a similar manner but differ in their prescribing habits for antineuropathic pain drugs and symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis

Gender of Provider May Impact Pain Management Practices

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GP prescribing behavior differs for antineuropathic drugs, symptomatic slow-acting drugs for OA
Thousands of people are being hospitalized and 26 children have died from influenza so far

CDC Urging Flu Vaccination, Prompt Use of Antivirals

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Hospitalization for flu up to 92 per 100,000 people this season, mostly due to H3N2
Evidence is insufficient for opioid use in chronic pain

NIH: Insufficient Evidence for Opioid Use in Chronic Pain

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Insufficient evidence for every clinical decision that a provider needs to make about use of opioids
Many older people with diabetes may be exposed to potential harm because doctors are trying to keep overly tight control of their blood glucose levels

Research Suggests Diabetes Overtreatment in Seniors

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Very tight blood glucose control can pose problems without benefits, researchers say