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A common medication could save half a million children with diarrhea each year: Why is it underprescribed?
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A common medication could save half a million children with diarrhea each year: Why is it underprescribed?

by Nina Raffio, University of Southern California Provider perceptions that patients do not want ORS are the most important barrier to ORS prescribing. The figure shows that if all patients showed a preference for ORS, it would increase ORS prescribing by 24.5 percentage points, from 42 to 66.5%. Thus, provider perceptions of patient preferences explain 42%...

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Common medication used to reduce cholesterol levels may reduce COVID-19 severity

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO In a new study from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, researchers have confirmed that patients taking statin medications had a 41 percent lower risk of in-hospital death from COVID-19. The findings were published July 15, 2021, in PLOS ONE and expand upon prior research conducted...