Nursing homes accused of false diagnoses to hide drug use
A new report says some U.S. nursing homes may be falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to justify using powerful antipsychotic drugs to manage them.
Mar 23, 2026
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Pharmacologic Actions: News and Research on Central Nervous System Depressants
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Researchers launch OZ-ABCD tool to curb medication harm in aged care
Researchers at Monash University, together with a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals and medication safety experts, have developed the first national consensus list of medicines with a high risk of harm in ...
Mar 21, 2026
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New video series boosts safe psychotropic use in aged care
Researchers at Monash University and Flinders University have launched a series of microlearning education videos designed to support safer, more appropriate use of psychotropic medications for people living with dementia ...
Mar 17, 2026
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Evaluating the effects of hypnotics for insomnia in obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder characterized by oxygen desaturation due to repeated airway collapse during sleep. This leads to oxygen desaturation or awakening from sleep. It is often linked to ...
Mar 12, 2026
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Study tracks 90 days after nonfatal opioid overdose, finds major care gaps
A nonfatal opioid overdose is often treated as a near miss. But clinically, it is one of the strongest predictors of future harm—and one of the few moments when patients are actively engaged with the health care system. What ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Rapid opioid dose reduction increases risk of mental health emergency department presentations
New Monash University research has found that rapidly reducing or abruptly stopping prescription opioids significantly increases the risk of mental health or substance use-related emergency presentations. For the study, researchers ...
Mar 10, 2026
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There aren't enough geriatricians—how older adults can still get the right care
More than 70 million baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—are alive today. In 2026, the oldest of them are turning 80. With longer lives often comes more complicated health needs: multiple chronic conditions, long ...
Mar 2, 2026
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Benzodiazepine use declines across the US, led by reductions in older adults
Benzodiazepine treatment declined among U.S. adults between 2018 and 2022, with the steepest drop among adults ages 56 and older, according to a new study by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Opioids aren't effective for many acute pain conditions, researchers warn
A large review of opioid pain relievers prescribed for acute pain has found these medicines provide only small, short-term relief for some acute conditions and are ineffective for some others. The study set out to review ...
Feb 25, 2026
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Off-label antipsychotic use widespread among older adults, study finds
A large registry study in Finland by the University of Oulu and the University of Eastern Finland shows that many older adults receive antipsychotic medications for purposes other than those officially approved. Known as ...
Feb 23, 2026
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