FDA: Patients Should Be Cautious When Using Online Pharmacies to Buy Meds
Red flags include pharmacies that do not require a doctor’s prescription or have a licensed pharmacist to answer questions.
General Medicine
American Medical Association Pushes for Permanent Use of Standard Time
Yearly switch to daylight saving time has been linked to increased odds for heart problems, accidents, and mood disorders.
Longer Opioid Prescriptions With Greater Supply Increases Risk for Chronic Use
Investigators from Stanford University created machine learning models to identify factors that may predict progression from acute to chronic opioid use.
Colorado Says Yes to Medical Use of ‘Magic Mushrooms’
Colorado voters approved a measure to make the medical use of ‘magic mushrooms’ legal, paving the way for its use in treating several mental health disorders.
Certain Omicron Subvariants May Be Resistant to Bebtelovimab
Bebtelovimab is currently authorized for emergency use for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients.
Disparities ID’d in Dispensing of Oral Antivirals for COVID-19
Substantial disparities seen in dispensing rates in high social-vulnerability zip codes versus medium-, low-vulnerability zip codes.
FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Kineret for Certain Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Kineret is an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist.
Female Med Students Publish Less, Despite Higher Number of Research Experiences
Black, Hispanic students also have lower publication rates, particularly at non-top 40 schools.
Highest COVID-19 Death Rate for 2020 Seen in the Most Urban Areas
Highest death rate for males seen in most urban areas, while for females, death rate was highest in most urban and most rural areas.
Physicians With Disabilities Experience More Mistreatment
Physicians with disabilities reported physical and sexual mistreatment from both coworkers and patients.
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