Medications

Opioid tapering may have unintended negative consequences

For patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy (LTOT), opioid tapering may have unintended negative consequences, including more emergency department visits and hospitalizations, according to a study published online Feb. ...

Oncology & Cancer

Support for home cancer testing

Screening for bowel cancer using at-home fecal immunochemical tests could help to reduce the frequency of colonoscopies for some at above-average risk individuals, with a new study finding there is a low risk of advanced ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

MIS-C seems more common, severe than previously thought

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) seems to be more common and more severe than previously thought, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in JAMA Network Open.

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