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Urge Patients to Get Necessary Emergency Care, Despite COVID-19
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As hospitals fill up with patients battling COVID-19, clinicians have reported a declining number of patients presenting to the emergency department with conditions such as heart attacks and stroke. To combat that, the American College of Cardiology has a campaign to urge patients to seek necessary care. Here is what pharmacists can do to help.
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Meta-Analysis Links Regular Aspirin Use to Reduced Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
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Regular aspirin use is linked to decreased risk of a range of primarily gastrointestinal cancers, according to a new meta-analysis. The authors are calling for trials to replicate their findings. Find out which cancers are affected and how much risk appears to be reduced.
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Metformin Preoperatively Might Decrease Surgical Readmissions, Mortality
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The most commonly prescribed noninsulin medication for type 2 diabetes, metformin, also has anti-inflammatory properties independent of its role in glycemic control. A new study looked at whether it could help decrease readmission and mortality for diabetes patients undergoing major surgery. Here is what it determined.
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No Link Found Between Allopurinol for Gout Treatment,
Increased Mortality
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With an FDA Boxed Warning on an alternate gout medication, how safe is allopurinol for treatment of gout? A new study examined the issue and found no significant association between all-cause mortality and allopurinol use in people with gout. Here is more information.
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