- Carotid Stenting Linked to High Real-World Mortality. Carotid stenting was associated with much higher than expected 2-year mortality in the Medicare population.
- ‘Generic’ Colchicine to Hit Market. A so-called authorized generic version of the colchicine formulation sold as Colcrys for acute gout flares and for treating familial Mediterranean fever will be “widely available” starting later this week.
- Newer RA Drugs Raise Serum Lipids. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with tofacitinib (Xeljanz) and tocilizumab (Actemra) have notable changes in serum lipids.
- Scant Evidence for Opioids in Chronic Pain. There’s no evidence for the long-term safety and efficacy of opioids in chronic pain — a fact long touted by advocates who have called for tighter controls on opioids, now supported by a large-scale evidence review commissioned by federal agencies.
Top stories in health and medicine, January 14, 2015
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