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Pain Meds As Public Nuisance? Oklahoma Tests A Legal Strategy Against Opioid Maker

This story is part of a partnership that includes StateImpact Oklahoma, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). ( function() { var func = function() { var iframe = document.getElementById(‘wpcom-iframe-00fd7eaec39a2acef215358e3580eb2c’) if ( iframe ) { iframe.onload = function() { iframe.contentWindow.postMessage( { ‘msg_type’: ‘poll_size’, ‘frame_id’: ‘wpcom-iframe-00fd7eaec39a2acef215358e3580eb2c’ }, “https://embeds.kff.org” ); } […]

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Common Medications Can Masquerade As Dementia In Seniors

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook […]

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KHN Investigation On Opioid Prescribers Pains Some Readers And Tweeters

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. In Defense Of Opioid Prescribers Articles such as this one are leaving elderly patients with debilitating pain and also hospice patients struggling to get adequate pain control (“Surgeons’ Opioid-Prescribing Habits […]

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Has Your Doctor Asked You About Climate Change?

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