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Opioids Increase the Risk of Pneumonia
Opioids are often the only kind of medication that works for severe pain, but they can lead to addiction. Now, new NCATS-supported research suggests another danger associated with opioids: They increase the risk of pneumonia that is severe enough to warrant hospitalization. The research, led by E. Jennifer Edelman, M.D., M.H.S., from the Yale School of Medicine, was published (link is external) in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Source: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences