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Starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder through telehealth was associated with an increased likelihood of staying in treatment longer compared to starting treatment in a non-telehealth setting, according to a new University of Kentucky study analyzing Medicaid data from 2019-2020 in Kentucky and Ohio.
Starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder through telehealth was associated with an increased likelihood of staying in treatment longer compared to starting treatment in a non-telehealth setting, according to a new study analyzing Medicaid data from 2019-2020 in Kentucky and Ohio.
Telehealth may be a powerful way to get people with opioid use disorder to take -- and stay on -- medication to treat their addiction.
LOUISVILLE — In the two weeks after leaving jail, a person’s risk of overdosing from opioids is much higher.
A propensity score-matched analysis of data suggests use of spironolactone could reduce the 3-year risk of developing Alzheimer disease or dementia among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.