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FDA MedWatch - Opioid Pain Medicines: Drug Safety Communication
FDA has received reports of serious harm in patients who are physically dependent on opioid pain medicines suddenly having these medicines discontinued or the dose rapidly decreased. These include serious withdrawal symptoms, uncontrolled pain, psychological distress, and suicide.
Women outlive men: where and why
Women outlive men everywhere in the world – particularly in wealthy countries. The World Health Statistics 2019 – disaggregated by sex for the first time – explains why.
Gout treatment may help prevent obesity-related type 2 diabetes, suggests small NIH study
Colchicine may potentially reduce complications accompanying metabolic syndrome.
AHRQ Evidence-Based Practice Update
Adverse Effects of Pharmacological Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults
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