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Total perioperative dosage of opioids was higher for abdominal vs laparoscopic hysterectomy, but procedure route was not associated with risk for long-term opioid use.

Nirsevimab won unanimous support from the FDA AMDAC on the vaccine's positive benefit/risk profile to prevent RSV in newborns and infants in their first RSV season.

For the 1 in 3 individuals with hyperlipidemia who can't or won't take a statin, preventive cardiologist Elizabeth Klodas, MD, details 3 alternative drug classes.

Findings from meta-analysis showed preoperative high-intensity interval training was associated with improvements in exercise capacity and a reduction in postoperative complications.

Primary care clinicians will need to be particularly alert for signs of long COVID in older patients as some signs and symptoms may be easily attributed to the aging process.

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Factors positively associated with a timely first OAC Rx among the 41.3% who received one included male sex, certain comorbidities, other current medications, and obesity.

FDA approval of the monoclonal antibody against RSV follows the unanimous vote from the agency's Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee.

Preventive cardiologist Elizabeth Klodas, MD, reviews the essential elements of a plan of eating shown clinically to reduce hyperlipidemia.

For the 25-30 million uninsured adults in the US, the program, which will end in December 2024, will ensure access to protection from the virus for another year.

AspyreRx™, prescribed in 90-day increments, resulted in a mean HbA1c reduction of 1.3% at 180 days in 1 out of 2 phase 3 trial participants. A Q4 launch is anticipated.

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The influenza vaccine may offer a protective effect against hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus in young children, suggest data from Australia.

Is BMI or body fat a better estimate of obesity?; spoiler: older women do drink ETOH; USPSTF vs ACC/AHA; plus no more opioids for LBP and a primer on migraine meds.

The US FDA approved norgestrel as the first daily oral contraceptive to be available over the counter, without a prescription.

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The 72-year-old woman says the back pain came on earlier in the evening without injury or heavy lifting and radiates slightly to her left leg. What does the MRI show?

Children and adolescents who reported facing more racial discrimination had a higher BMI and waist circumference, according to new data.