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Study finds NPP-billed imaging increased 27% from 2016–2020

Study finds NPP-billed imaging increased 27% from 2016–2020
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Serious Infections Rare With Immunomodulating Agents for Pediatric Psoriasis

Serious infections occur infrequently among pediatric patients with psoriasis who undergo treatment with methotrexate, etanercept, or ustekinumab.

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Statins ID'd as Potential Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis

Statins ID'd as Potential Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis
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Statins ID'd as Potential Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis

Statins ID'd as Potential Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis
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Study Finds Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Effectively Treat Ulcerative Colitis

Study Finds Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Effectively Treat Ulcerative Colitis
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Opioid supply-controlling policies may have unintended consequences, finds study

In response to the increase in opioid overdose deaths in the United States, many states have implemented supply-controlling and harm-reduction policy measures aimed at reducing those deaths.

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IU study finds unintended consequences of state, opioid policies


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In response to the increase in opioid overdose deaths in the United States, many states have implemented supply-controlling and harm-reduction policy measures aimed at reducing those deaths. But a recent study from Indiana University found the policies may have had the unintended consequence of motivating those with opioid use disorders to switch to alternative illicit substances, leading to higher overdose mortality.
Literature from public health to social sciences has presented mixed and contradictory findings on the impact of opioid policies on various opioid adverse outcomes, said Byungkyu Lee, assistant professor of sociology at IU and co-author of the study. Our findings suggest that the so-called opioid paradox the rise of opioid-related deaths despite declines in opioid prescriptions may arise from the success, not the failure, of state interventions to control opioid prescriptions.

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