First, their shipments of carboplatin typically used to treat breast, ovarian and many other cancers have been delayed. They were able to switch some patients to cisplatin, another platinum-based drug that is just as effective but may have more side effects. Hence, their cisplatin shipments stopped arriving on time. To hold dwindling supplies longer, doctors have begun rounding patient doses up to 10 percent within professional guidelines and have begun preparing for the need to take more drastic action if shortages persist. It’s part of a nationwide shortage of more…
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Kansas City experts fight to end the stigma around substance use recovery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Kansas City resident Keith Gale can still remember his mother’s tears as she pleaded with him to begin substance use recovery in 2010. He began drinking heavily in 2008 while, like so many others with substance use disorder, dealt with trauma. It kind of became comfortable not being sober because I didn’t have to deal with any of those emotions, he said. I didn’t have to worry about what people thought of me. This quickly developed into much worse habits. Fighting fentanyl as prices of dangerous pills…
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