Category: Clinical Insights

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JAMA Study Notes Possible Cardiovascular Benefits for GLP-1 Antagonists

Patients taking semaglutide or tirzepatide had a more than 40% lower risk of hospitalization for heart failure compared with patients taking drugs to lower blood sugar.

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Cannabis Drug Beats Opioids in Phase 3 Low Back Pain Trial

VER-01, a cannabis extract, outperformed both placebo and opioids in two late-stage clinical trials.

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CWCI Study Finds Poor Performance Across Functional Restoration Programs

Claims in FRPs cost 59% more, likely tied to a gap between guideline recommendations and how FRPs are managed.

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New Study Links Frequent Gabapentin Use to Higher Risk for Cognitive Impairment

Patients who had six or more gabapentin prescriptions were 85% more likely to experience mild cognitive impairment, and 29% were at higher risk for dementia.

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CWCI Publishes Report on Long-COVID

Long COVID cases made up 4.7% of COVID claims, totaling 6,000 claims, yet their medical payments totaled $105 million.

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JAMA Finds High Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Chronic Pain Patients

A systematic review of 376 studies comprising almost 350,000 people with chronic pain saw 40% prevalence rates for depression and anxiety.

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WCRI Publishes Study on Degenerative and Comorbid Conditions

Approximately 38.8% of claims had one or more comorbidities, based on an analysis of 930,000 claims with at least 7 days lost time across 32 states.

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WCRI Reports on the Pandemic’s Impact on Medical Utilization

Despite decreases in injury frequency across all groups, younger workers still saw higher use of emergency departments.

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Are Migraine Drugs Driving Up Pharmacy Spend?

Recent data from CWCI and WCRI, plus clinical concerns.

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Massachusetts Publishes Study on Opioid Overdose Deaths

Approximately 741 injured workers died of opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts.

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Comorbidities and Recovery After Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain

A new WCRI report utilizes data from 68,850 workers from 2017-2021.

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CDC Reports on Mental Health Struggles Amongst Healthcare Workers

Approximately 45.6% of health workers reported feeling burnout often or very often in 2022.

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Biomarkers in the Blood Could Lead to a Long COVID Test

After studying 273 blood samples, researchers could detect long COVID with 96% accuracy.

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New National Substance Abuse Report

Binge drinking reached a historic high for adults aged 35-50 in 2022.

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Utilization of Opioid Use Disorder Medications

According to JAMA, only 22% of OUD patients received medication-assisted therapy.

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