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Short-Term Medical Marijuana Therapy for Chronic Pain
Medication Reconciliation Training Improves Medication List Accuracy
Leveraging Virtual Reality Technology for Acute Pain
Many Lives Could Be Saved if All Hospitals Had Grade A Rating
Naltrexone XR May Be Associated With Dysphoria, Suicide Ideation
Clinicians Aware of Patient Difficulties Affording Medical Care
Benefits of a Standardized Pain Management Regimen in Inpatient Psychiatric Units
Senior Obama Advisor Discusses ACA in Conversation With APA President
Building Effective Relationships With Patients With Fibromyalgia
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis May Lead to Primary Headache
2018 Saw More Employed Physicians Than Self-Employed
Substance Use Disorder May Be Associated With Higher Prevalence of Cluster Headache
Broader Medicaid Eligibility May Be a Tool for Reducing Substance Use Disorder-Related Deaths
Raynaud Phenomenon May Be Associated With Pressure Pain Hypersensitivity
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Intersection of ID & OUD Epidemic: What ID Clinicians Should Know
The epidemic of opioid use disorder has led to substantial increases in new cases of HCV and HIV infection, as well as hospitalizations for other OUD-related infections. -
Headache in the ED: Overview and Expert Interview
Researchers found data that showed, after consultation with an expert, optimal prevention of migraine headaches for patients who present in the emergency department includes both antiseizure medications, specifically, divalproex sodium, sodium valproate, or topiramate, and β-blockers, namely, metoprolol, propranolol, and timolol. In addition, triptans are suggested, as well as antidepressants, amitriptyline, and venlafaxine. -
Physician House Calls: An Old Model With a Modern-Day Twist
Physician house calls are making a comeback, to understand why MPR interviewed three experts. -
Significance and Prevalence of Headache in Multiple Sclerosis
Research study results showed that treatments for multiple sclerosis precipitated headaches and migraines. -
Complementary and Integrative Treatments for Migraine: An Expert Interview
Approximately half of the 14% of Americans who have severe headache and migraine report having tried interventions such as meditation, yoga, and deep breathing exercises.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Also Benefits Chronic Pain
For patients with chronic pain (CP), both mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improve physical functioning, pain intensity, and depression.
Piezogenic Pedal Papules (Painful piezogenic pedal papules, piezogenic wrist papules)
Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history First described by Shelley and Rawnsley in 1968, piezogenic pedal papules are flesh-colored papules which emerge on the heel upon weight bearing. Herniations of subcutaneous fat give rise to these papules. Upon cessation of weight bearing, the papules frequently recede…
Compounded Pain Creams Evaluated in Patients With Localized Chronic Pain
To investigate the effectiveness of compounded creams in the treatment of chronic pain conditions, study authors performed a double-blind, randomized, parallel study comparing creams compounded with an active ingredient to placebo creams.
Marijuana Among American Adults Doubled in Past Decade
As marijuana use increases, so does the risk of adverse consequences.
Characteristics of Physicians Excluded from Medicare Reimbursement Programs Examined
Older male physicians who practice family medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, or surgery were more likely to have been excluded from insurance reimbursement participation.
