Hospital Medicine

Opioids Commonly Prescribed in Emergency Department for Gout

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Jul 15, 2019 | HealthDay |

Diabetes, polyarticular gout, prior opioid use tied to increased risk for opioid prescription at discharge

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Jul 12, 2019 | HealthDay |

Lower percentage of patients reported antibiotic use, received antibiotic prescriptions

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Jul 11, 2019 | HealthDay |

Exposure to pH1N1 influenza vaccine in utero not linked to most pediatric health outcomes

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Jul 10, 2019 | HealthDay |

Incidence of herpes zoster decreased during median 21-month follow-up after autologous HSCT

Posted by Physicians Weekly | Jul 10, 2019 | HealthDay |

Among opioid-naive patients, 8.4 percent of those who filled an initial opioid Rx had persistent use