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New study from ICES Western, Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute
One in 25 patients with very low kidney function were admitted to hospital with severe confusion and other cognitive-related symptoms a few days after being prescribed a common muscle relaxant.
Men who filled a prescription for opioids after minor surgery at significantly higher risk of persistent long-term opioid use and hospitalization for opioid overdose.
London researchers from ICES Western have shown that men who filled a prescription for opioids after minor surgery were at significantly higher risk of persistent long-term opioid use and hospitalization for opioid overdose, than those who did not.
Doctors who are up-to-date on their colorectal cancer screening are more likely to have patients who have also been tested for colorectal cancer, according to a recently published study.
Using provincial data from ICES, the researchers matched more than 11,000 physicians to more than 45,000 non-physicians in Ontario, of similar age, sex and residential location.