November 13, 2024

Baltimore Secures $266M in Opioid Case

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November 13, 2024

Methadone, Buprenorphine Equal in New Guidelines

Meta-analyses showed both methadone and buprenorphine cut mortality risk in half compared to no treatment, marking a significant shift in Canadian guidelines that now recommend them as equal first-line options for opioid use disorder.

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November 13, 2024

GLP-1s Show Promise for Alcohol Use Disorder

New data from 227,866 patients shows semaglutide associated with 36% reduced risk of alcohol-related hospitalizations versus traditional AUD medications' modest 2% reduction.

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November 11, 2024

Violence in Health Care: A Growing Crisis

With violence rates reaching up to 87.5% globally, doctors face a 16 times higher risk of assault than other professionals—are safety measures keeping up in health care?

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November 08, 2024

Adolescent Cannabis Use Associated with Psychosis Symptoms

Adolescent cannabis users show increased psychosis symptoms even before use begins, underscoring shared vulnerabilities and self-medication factors in psychosis risk.

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November 05, 2024

Psychosis Mortality Risk 2.6x After Sanctions

Psychosis patients face up to 2.6 times higher mortality risk after prison release, with overdose and suicide leading the causes—highlighting critical gaps in post-release care.

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November 04, 2024

FTC Finalizes "Click-to-Cancel" Rule

FTC finalizes rule requiring subscription-based businesses to provide cancellation processes as simple as enrollment methods, effective 180 days after Federal Register publication.

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October 29, 2024

Study: Parent Physicians Face $2M Pay Gap

Parent physicians face stark earning divides: mothers' pay drops with each child while fathers see raises, creating $2M career gap.

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October 25, 2024

Benzodiazepine Use Persists After PNES Diagnosis

Over 60% of patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures continue benzodiazepine use post-diagnosis—despite guidelines recommending tapering.

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