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October 31, 2023
Combogesic® IV (acetaminophen and ibuprofen)

Indicated for the short term management of mild to moderate acute pain, and the management of moderate to severe pain as an adjunct to opioid analgesics, this drug is now...

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May 6, 2020
A New Routine: The Growth of Complex Claims and How to Manage Them

Potential causes and solutions for increasing claims complexity...

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March 20, 2023
CDC Reports on Psychosocial Impacts on Construction Injuries

...This last note is particularly troublesome for workers’ comp claims, where opioid pain medications or other high-risk prescription drugs may be prescribed, which come with inherent risks that are increased...

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May 17, 2024
DEA to Reschedule Marijuana

...created many roadblocks for clinical research, but this change could allow for the proliferation of more research, which could further shape marijuana therapies.   The DEA’s proposal must first be...

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January 6, 2020
Lavender Administration Shows Promise for Anxiety

...use alternative therapies more than conventional options. Organizations such as Harvard, Stanford, Duke University and the Mayo Clinic have established alternative or complementary medicine programs, and clinical evidence is surfacing...

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October 16, 2023
California Enacts Skin Cancer Presumptions for First Responder and Other Occupations

...spent outdoors during times of high heat. If this research finds greater validation in the scientific community, it raises the question on whether skin cancer will be recognized as an...

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December 7, 2019
How Declining Opioid Use Impacts Claims and Outcomes

The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) recently published The Impact of Declining Opioid Use on Lost-Time Claim Development & Outcomes in California Workers’ Compensation. This report utilized the CWCI’s Industry Research...

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July 5, 2018
JAMA Study Questions the Effectiveness of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

...around the wound to promote healing. The effectiveness of NPWT has been debated by various healthcare professionals and organizations, and evidence-based recommendations frequently come with stipulations on what types of...

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November 1, 2019
The Economic Impact of Non-Medical Opioid Use

...it comes to healing the harms caused by the opioid epidemic. If this is true, the search for more resources to combat the epidemic may continue for quite some time....

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September 26, 2021
When Demand Exceeds Supply

...including physicians who are aging and leaving the profession faster than they can be replaced. The combination may put pressure on workers’ comp healthcare quality and costs. Read full article...

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