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May 16, 2022
IQVIA Reports on Trends and Future Outlook for Drug Utilization and Spend

The IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, a multinational health information technology and research company, published The Use of Medicines in the U.S. 2022: Usage and Spending Trends and Outlooks...

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November 14, 2023
CDC Reports on Mental Health Struggles Amongst Healthcare Workers

...coworkers, patients, and their families. However, research has indicated that since the pandemic, U.S. health workers experienced a 249% increase in rates of work-related injury and illness between 2019 and...

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January 21, 2023
Study Explores Potential Association Between Occupational Inhalants and Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Annals of Rheumatic Diseases recently published a new study that explores the association between occupational inhalants and an increased risk in developing rheumatoid arthritis. The study compared 4,033 rheumatoid...

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April 2, 2019
Oklahoma Reaches $270 Million Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer

Across the United States, various state, city and local governments have sued opioid manufacturers, claiming that pharmaceutical companies deliberately misled doctors and patients regarding the safety of opioid products, resulting in...

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March 19, 2023
WCRI Reports on Physical Medicineโ€™s Impact on Low-Back Pain

The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published a new report on the prevalence of extended use of physical medicine (PM) services among 28 states for nonsurgical low-back pain (LBP) claims....

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June 21, 2024
Maryland and Arizona Enact New Psychedelic Laws

...indicates a strong desire to allow for the use of certain psychedelic medications in the state of Maryland, albeit with a comprehensive framework. Ongoing clinical research of psychedelic drugs for...

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December 6, 2018
Marijuana Use Rising Among Older Populations

...article went on to explore common conditions that older patients use marijuana for, including pain, insomnia, glaucoma, and to manage side effects from chemotherapy, conditions which are commonly included in...

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July 22, 2024
WCRI Reports on Drug Payment Trends

The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published the fifth edition of their report on interstate variation and trends in workers’ comp drug payments. This report reviews the changing costs of...

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July 19, 2022
The Cannabis Question: Marijuana and Workplace Safety?

Statistics show that marijuana has gained greater momentum over the last decade and will likely continue to do so, driven by factors that include clinical research supporting medical relevance in...

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July 18, 2022
Telemedicine Patterns of Use and Reimbursement

The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published Telemedicine: Patterns of Use and Reimbursement, 2020Q1 – 2021Q2 – A WCRI FlashReport. Though COVID-19 cases have declined, it is assumed that the...

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