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Study Looks at Opioid Dispensing Among Youths Undergoing Surgery

Overall, 16.2 percent of opioid-naive youths undergoing a surgical procedure filled an initial opioid prescription one to 14 days before surgery, according to a

Stroke Certification Less Likely in the Most Disadvantaged Communities

Hospitals located in the most disadvantaged communities have a lower likelihood of adopting any stroke certification, according to a study published online July

Toxicities Rare After Two Weeks of CAR T-Cell Therapy Infusion

New-onset cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) are rare beyond two weeks following infusion of CD1

Could Switching to a Vegan Diet Make You Biologically Younger?

in participants who ate a vegan diet, but not among those that ate an omnivorous diet, concluded the research team led by Varun Dwaraka, head of bioinformatics

FDA Warns of Accidental Overdoses from Compounded Versions of Ozempic

include severe nausea, vomiting and hypoglycemia, the FDA said. Other side effects include fainting, headache, migraine, dehydration, pancreatitis and gallstone

Black Americans 20 Times More Prone to Gun Injuries Than Whites

Black Americans, especially young Black men, face 20 times the odds of gun injury compared to whites, new data shows. Black persons made up only 12.6 of the U.S

Ozempic's Latest Role: Helping Smokers Quit

a marker for folks who felt they needed help to quit smoking.The researchers found that patients taking semaglutide were 32 less likely to seek out such therapi

USDA Toughens Rules on Salmonella in Poultry

three strains in chicken and three in turkeys, the Associated Press reported.If testing finds poultry with any of those salmonella strains or at levels above th

FDA Approves Zunveyl (benzgalantamine) for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Early School-Based Health Promotion Intervention Beneficial

Elementary school interventions may be more effective for abdominal adiposity when started early, according to a study published in the Aug. 6 issue of the Jour