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HTN Tx Intensification Common Upon Discharge in U.S. Vets
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Fourteen percent of older adults hospitalized with non-cardiac conditions are discharged with intensified antihypertensive treatment, of whom more than half had previously well-controlled outpatient blood pressure, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in The BMJ.
Global Prevalence of Insufficient Activity 27.5 Percent
by modernClinician Editorial Team
In 2016 the age-standardized prevalence of insufficient physical activity was 27.5 percent, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Global Health.
Patient-Directed IV Remifentanil Cuts Epidural Conversions
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Compared with intramuscular pethidine, use of intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia in labor reduces the proportion of epidural conversions, according to a study published in the Aug. 25 issue of The Lancet.
California Lawsuit Claims AbbVie Paid Doctors to Prescribe Humira
by modernClinician Editorial Team
A lawsuit filed Tuesday in California claims that pharmaceutical company AbbVie used cash, gifts, and services to induce doctors to overprescribe the widely used drug Humira (adalimumab), ignoring the medicine's potentially lethal side effects.
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