New in MMWR: Opioid Prescribing Guideline, Arthritis Among Caregivers, and more

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This Week in MMWR: Vol. 71, November 4, 2022 7, 2022

November 4, 2022

RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS

CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022 This report describes updated clinical practice guideline with recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged ≥18 years. The update to the 2016 CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline includes recommendations for managing acute, subacute, and chronic pain.

WEEKLY REPORT

	Prevalence and Characteristics of Arthritis Among Caregivers — 17 States, 2017 and 2019 During 2017 and 2019, one in five adults in 17 states was a caregiver, and one in three caregivers had arthritis. Health care professionals can support caregivers with arthritis and their care recipients by promoting arthritis-related health interventions.

• Routine Vaccination Coverage — Worldwide, 2021
• Safety Monitoring of Bivalent COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Booster Doses Among Persons Aged ≥12 Years — United States, August 31–October 23, 2022
• Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years with Monkeypox — United States, May 17–September 24, 2022
• Severe Monkeypox in Hospitalized Patients — United States, August 10–October 10, 2022
• Wastewater Testing and Detection of Poliovirus Type 2 Genetically Linked to Virus Isolated from a Paralytic Polio Case — New York, March 9–October 11, 2022

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QUICKSTATS

 

Age-Adjusted Rates of Alcohol-Induced Deaths, by Urban-Rural Status — United States, 2000–2020

PDF of Recommendations and Reports (link) and the Weekly Issue (link).

CONTINUING EDUCATION

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MMWR Weekly Briefing Podcast: Week of October 24

The latest MMWR Weekly Briefing is live. This episode covers 6 reports, including reports highlighting wastewater testing and detection of poliovirus in New York, severe monkeypox in hospitalized patients and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.

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