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Ketamine is increasingly being used for treating depression. Despite an increasing rate of ketamine prescriptions and concern regarding misuse, ketamine overdoses have remained infrequent.

Semaglutide injections, also known as Ozempic and Wegovy, lead to weight loss in both diabetics and non-diabetics. This study is an observational analysis of the data and not a recommendation for use of semaglutide as a treatment, since the side effects must be considered.

Despite significant drops in 2020 and low rates in 2021 through the beginning of 2022, strep throat infections exceeded their 2017 peak by 30% in February 2023.

Patients prescribed gabapentin and opioids have an increased risk of developing opioid use disorder (OUD) or experiencing an opioid-related overdose compared to patients prescribed only opioids.

The proportion of ADHD patients with stimulant prescriptions has remained between 61 and 64% for nearly 10 years.

Babies born to women who test positive for COVID-19 during pregnancy showed slightly elevated rates of congenital cardiovascular defects, heart rhythm abnormalities, metabolic disorders, and perinatal respiratory disorders during the infant’s first year of life.

Since USPSTF updated its guidelines in 2021, there has been an increase in colorectal cancer screening rates, most significantly in 45–49-year-olds. There has also been an increase in polyp and colorectal cancer diagnoses in 45–49-year-olds.

Despite studies suggesting an increased risk of stroke after influenza infection, we do not see this trend on a population level.

Following a primary care telehealth visit, 61% of patients did not have an in-person visit in the same primary care specialty in the next 90 days.

Despite reduced screening rates during the pandemic, there has not been a significant increase in new cancer diagnoses or advanced cancer diagnoses, but it might be too early to tell.

CDC and Epic Research collaboration using real-world evidence from Cosmos shows JYNNEOS is effective at reducing risk of mpox disease.

Postpartum patients with higher blood pressure readings before discharge were more likely to be readmitted within six weeks than those with lower blood pressure readings.

For most specialties, telehealth visits are not duplicative of in-person visits and can be used as an alternative or even replacement for in-person visits.

COVID-19 patients treated with Lagevrio (molnupiravir) are less likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19 than those not treated with Lagevrio.

Infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome are more likely to be diagnosed with developmental disorders and/or autism in the first 5 years of life

Among U.S. adults diagnosed with COVID-19, including those with previous infection or vaccination, persons who were prescribed Paxlovid within 5 days of diagnosis had a 51% lower hospitalization rate within 30 days after diagnosis than those who were not prescribed Paxlovid.

Patients are less likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19 if treated with Paxlovid in an unadjusted analysis.

While standard toxicology screenings test for opiates, chemicals extracted from natural sources such as morphine (an indicator of heroin use), most of these screenings do not detect fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. Patients who are treated in the emergency department for overdoses are tested for fentanyl in only 5% of cases, and fentanyl is detected in almost 50% of these tests. As overdose deaths from synthetic opioids were 18 times more likely in 2020 than in 2013, updating screening protocols to include fentanyl testing would be prudent.

Prescriptions for Paxlovid to treat COVID-19 have increased steadily since March 2022. Paxlovid use is correlated with 5 times fewer hospitalizations and 10 times fewer deaths for patients diagnosed with COVID-19.

Patients with comorbidities seek care for long-COVID-like symptoms at higher rates, regardless of whether they have had COVID-19.