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_ Heart Health Medical Care Drugs for Heart Failure Are Still Under-Prescribed, Years After Initial Study By Sondra Forsyth article A 2018 UCLA-led study found that many people with heart failure do not receive the medications recommended for them under … Read More→
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_ Health Headlines FDA Approves Generic Epi Pen By Jane Farrell article The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first generic competitor to the EpiPen and EpiPen Jr., the … Read More→
_ Pain Management Five Myths and Five Insights about Chronic Pain By Sondra Forsyth article In ΓÇ£acuteΓÇ¥ pain (caused by a recent injury), the pain signals tissue damage. In ΓÇÿchronicΓÇÖ pain (pain which has lasted … Read More→
_ Pain Management Older Adults Support Opioid Rx Limits By Sondra Forsyth article Nearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an opioid pain medicine in the past two years, … Read More→