The Biden administration is encouraging schools throughout the United States to carry naloxone to help prevent fatal drug overdoses in students. The medication (Narcan) was approved earlier this year as…
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Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effective in many parts of the world, finds study
Dr Phoebe Williams is an Infectious disease specialist working to reduce antimicrobial resistance. In the photo she is working in Kenya. Credit: Hamish Gregory. A new study has found that…
It’s as safe to get your prescription from a nurse practitioner as from a doctor
Nurse practitioners are just as good as primary care doctors at avoiding potentially harmful prescriptions for older patients—but both need to do better, a large, new study suggests. Nurse practitioners…
Viral rebound and safety of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for lung-transplant recipients infected with SARS-CoV-2
Disease course of the four LTx recipients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Abbreviations: LT, lung transplant; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Credit: Biosafety and Health (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2023.08.004 Data on…
Surgeons find over-the-counter medications control pain after elbow surgery as effectively as opioids
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Children who take only ibuprofen or acetaminophen after routine elbow surgery report similar pain control to patients who take opioids, according to a new study by…
Predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) has identified 10 predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain, which can help clinicians…
New study sheds light on long term effectiveness and safety of two widely used statins
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two widely used statins, rosuvastatin and atorvastatin, are equally effective at preventing heart attacks, strokes and death in people with coronary artery disease. But while rosuvastatin…
Novel potassium channel opener safe, effective for adults with focal epilepsy
XEN1101 appears safe and effective for the treatment of focal-onset seizures (FOSs), according to results of a phase 2b study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Neurology. Jacqueline A. French,…
Study identifies six drugs that can be repurposed for treatment of toxoplasmosis
COVID Box compounds were initially evaluated in human cells infected by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Credit: Ke Hu and John M. Murray/Wikimedia Commons Scientists are looking for new ways to…
Experimental nasal spray may offer quick, easy remedy for treating rapid heartbeat
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A fast-acting medication delivered as a nasal spray may someday allow patients with intermittent rapid heartbeats to treat it themselves as soon as they develop symptoms,…
