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Stool Softeners Fail to Relieve Chronic Constipation

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Lp(a): Aiming at a Moving Target, Waiting for Ammunition

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How Music Therapy Rivals Opioids in Pain Relief

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Risk of dementia following gabapentin prescription in chronic low back pain patients | Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

August 4, 2025 dashephe

https://rapm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/07/02/rapm-2025-106577

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Dealing with disruptive visitors – I Advance Senior Care

August 4, 2025 dashephe

Dealing with disruptive visitors – I Advance Senior Care March 25, 2016 | by Alan C. Horowitz According to federal regulations, residents in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) have an…

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About JAWS | Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences

August 1, 2025 dashephe

https://johnsonbethel.uccs.edu/jaws/explore-jaws/about-jaws

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Study Sheds New Light on Gabapentin Risks | MedPage Today

August 1, 2025 dashephe

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Alternative Treatments to Selected Medications in the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria®

July 30, 2025 dashephe

https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jgs.19500

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August 2025 Medical Director Report

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Glargine Shortage Antibiotic Stewardship My pharmacy friends have told me that they have seen tags related to antibiotic stewardship. The tags seemed to primarily involve the long-term use of antibiotics…

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IDSA Issues Updated Guidelines on Complicated UTIs

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