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A large proportion of US adults prescribed Schedule II stimulants are simultaneously receiving other CNS agents, including benzodiazepines, opioids, and antidepressants.

A new study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, estimates an average of ≈476,000 patients received a diagnosis of Lyme disease each year (95% credible interval 405,000–547,000) during 2010–2018, this is up from ≈329,000 persons annually in the United States for the years 2005–2010. Image/CDC The data is taken from insurance claims from IBM Watson Health MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Databases for inpa...

Study finds high antibiotic use in Indian hospitals A point-prevalence study conducted in five hospitals in India shows high use of antibiotics in admitted patients, with a considerable proportion coming from a category of broad-spectrum drugs with a higher potential for promoting antibiotic resistance, Indian researchers reported in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. The survey, conducted over 2 weeks in May 2019 at five tertiary care centers in India, aimed to collect data on antibio...

Abstract By using commercial insurance claims data, we estimated that Lyme disease was diagnosed and treated in ≈476,000 patients in the United States annually during 2010–2018. Our results underscore the need for accurate diagnosis and improved prevention. Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes, which are transmitted to humans by certain Ixodes spp. ticks ( 1). The infection can involve multiple organ systems and is treatable with antimicrobial drugs; most persons rec...