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Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of death after opioid overdose
NIH research confirms effective treatments for opioid use disorder are underutilized. A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that treatment of opioid use disorder with either methadone or buprenorphine following a nonfatal opioid overdose is associated with significant reductions in opioid related mortality. The research, published today (link is external) in the Annals of Internal Medicine, was co-funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, both parts of NIH. [ read more ] |
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Early Detection of Patient Deterioration Using Novel Monitoring System
By Dr. Kevin White, Chief of the Spinal Cord Injury Center and Nurse Educator, Ann Wilson at the James Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida Patient safety for chronically ill Spinal Cord Injury patients in the hospital is an ongoing challenge. The SCI Center incorporated a novel technology system to detect early patient condition changes and reduce adverse events. [ read more ] |
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A New Non-Opioid Approach Being Used for Treating Pain within the VA
By John Phillips Denise Lester, MD, a board-certified anesthesiologist and pain management physician at the Hunter-Holmes-Mc-Guire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia recently spoke with us about research they are conducting regarding their efforts to treat pain without opioids. [ read more ] |
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