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Fasting-Evoked Hypoglycemia in Diabetes Is Prevalent
by modernClinician Editorial Team
About 17 percent of patients with diabetes report experiencing hypoglycemia when fasting for lab tests, according to a study recently published in the International Journal of Endocrinology.
Guidance Offered for Infection Control in Anesthesia Work Area
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Recommendations have been developed for promotion of infection prevention policies in operating room anesthesia work areas; the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidance document was published online Dec. 11 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
2017 Saw Slowing in National Health Care Spending
by modernClinician Editorial Team
National health care spending slowed in 2017, according to a report published online Dec. 6 in Health Affairs.
CDC Identifies Drugs Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The drugs most commonly involved in drug overdose deaths during 2011 to 2016 include fentanyl, heroin, oxycodone, and cocaine, according to the Dec. 12 issue of the National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
People Using Illicitly Sourced Fentanyl Face Worse Outcomes Than Medically Sourced Users
CDC: Buprenorphine Treatment Differs in Urban, Rural Areas
Breathing Interventions May Curb Cravings With Substance Use
Many Adolescents Not Aware of Dangers of Fentanyl Use
Screening + Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Aids Nurses" Mental Health
Number of Health Care Workers Has Increased 198.5 Percent Since 1990
Therapeutic Hypothermia Duration Explored in Comatose OHCA Survivors