The Mayo Clinic has instituted a Patient and Visitor Conduct Policy that balances the dual needs of providing optimal patient care while maintaining a supportive, respectful workplace for staff.
The 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases includes chronic pain in the “Symptoms, Signs or Clinical Findings” category.
Policies requiring prior authorization for high-dose opioid prescriptions were found to be effective in reducing the average daily opioid dose consumed.
Millions of workers gained insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without adverse effects on labor markets.
The American Heart Association and others are urging the court to reconsider changes to short-term limited-duration insurance plans.
According to an article published in Headache, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was aware of safety issues associated with the Zecuity transdermal patch for migraine prior to its approval.
The FDA has launched the MyStudies App, a mobile application aimed at supporting the collection of “real world” data and evidence for medical use.
The Agency conducted testing on 26 separate kratom products which revealed levels of nickel and lead considered not safe for human consumption.
Medicare costs may be contained by incentivizing multisector health activities, according to researchers.
The announcement comes in the wake of results from the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey which showed a 78% increase in current e-cigarette use among high school students from 2017 to 2018.
