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Nurse practitioners and physicians are simila

<p>A study of more than 73,000 primary care physicians (PCPs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) suggest that  both are similarly likely to inappropriately prescribe medications to older patients. According to the authors, this study adds to growing evidence indicating that when prescriptive authority is expanded to include NPs, these new prescribers do not perform worse than physicians. The study is published in <em>Annals of Internal Medicine.</em></p>
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Unraveling anosognosia: revealing brain networks hidden in ignorance

Summary: Researchers have identified specific brain network connections associated with anosognosia, a condition in which patients are unaware of their ....

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A New Protein That May Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease Identified

The GM2A protein reduces neural firing and induces a loss of neurite integrity. ....

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Study shows opioid use among US patients with knee osteoarthritis costs 14 billion dollars in societal costs

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Although guidelines do not recommend use of opioids to manage pain for individuals with knee osteoarthritis, a recent study published early online in
Arthritis Care & Research, an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Rheumatology Professionals, estimates that 858,000 Americans use opioids such as tramadol and oxycodone for their knee pain, equating to $14 billion in lifetime opioid-related societal costs, or nearly $0.5 billion annually.
A team led by Elena Losina, PhD, Robert W. Lovett Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, of Brigham and Women s Hospital, used a computer simulation to estimate the annual and lifetime contribution of opioids to knee osteoarthritis-related costs. The researchers show the direct medical cost of knee osteoarthritis treatment including opioids totals $7.45 billion or 53 percent of the total lifetime costs. The remaining 47 percent of lifetime costs to society is used to pay for lost product ....

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