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Twenty patients at Penn Medicine have been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving kidney transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease, according to a study published today in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Patients may receive 30 or more opioid tablets in an initial prescription, when a much lesser quantity would suffice. Implementing a default option for a lower quantity of tablets in the electronic medical records discharge orders may help combat the issue by “nudging” physicians to prescribe smaller quantities consistent with prescribing guidelines.