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The Unintended Impact of Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Part 1

Drug Topics

The CDC first released opioid prescribing guidelines in 2016.

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FDA Expands Tenofovir Alafenamide Indication to Treat HBV in Patients as Young as 6

Drug Topics

Tenofovir alafenamide was originally approved by the FDA in 2016 to treat adults with chronic HBV infection with compensated liver disease and in 2022 to treat pediatric patients aged 12 years and older.

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Risk of IBD Linked to Antibiotic Use

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Prevalence of IBD doubled between 1995 and 2016 and exposure to antibiotics may be to blame.

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Study: White Americans got disproportionate amount of healthcare dollars in 2016

Fierce Healthcare

Study: White Americans got disproportionate amount of healthcare dollars in 2016. Mon, 08/16/2021 - 16:12.

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Task force reaffirms 2016 ruling on screening for genital herpes

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Task force reaffirms 2016 ruling on screening for genital herpes fdiamond Fri, 02/10/2023 - 13:59

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Gender-affirming surgeries tripled in the U.S. between 2016-2019, study finds

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nearly tripled between 2016 and 2019, according to new national estimates from a cohort study in JAMA Network Open. Over 48,000 people got some type of gender-affirming surgery between 2016-2020, with a slight decrease in the number of surgeries performed in 2020, likely because of the pandemic.

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OIG audit: Aetna may have raked in $25.5M in MA overpayments in 2015, 2016

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million in overpayments from Medicare Advantage in 2015 and 2016. | million in overpayments from Medicare Advantage in 2015 and 2016. A new federal audit estimates that Aetna may have received at least $25.5 A new federal audit estimates that Aetna may have received at least $25.5

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