One in Five With Non-Valvular A-Fib Receiving Digoxin
Indication for digoxin use was considered inappropriate in 59.8 percent in Turkish cohort
CDC Concerned About Falling Flu Vaccination Rates
Decline among vulnerable older adults is of particular concern
Platelet Transfusion Has Minimal Effect for Reversing Ticagrelor
Platelet transfusion 48 hours after clopidogrel has small reversing effect post-transfusion
CDC: Too Many Health Care Workers Not Getting Flu Vaccine
Vaccination protects both workers and patients
Capping Copays Will Raise Premiums, Up Drug Prices
Capping likely to benefit about 1 percent of all Americans who take any prescription drug per year
Constitutional Symptoms Often Trigger Antibiotic Rx in Elderly
Change in function, mentation often lead to testing, empirical antibiotic use
Dose-Dependent Link Between Cannabis Use, Psychosis Relapse
But researchers note effect is small, and the research isn't definitive
Hormonal Contraception May Raise Depression Risk
Study also ties hormonal patches, IUDs to greater antidepressant use, especially in teens
Adjunctive Azithromycin Beneficial in C-Section Patients
Addition of azithromycin cuts post-cesarean infection rates in half
Prescribed NSAIDs Tied to Higher Heart Failure Risk
Study of millions of health records suggests an association
