Prescribing Practices Can Mitigate Opioid Overdose Risk for Teenagers
Older teens may have similar risk factors for prescription opioid overdose as adults.
Preventive Medicine
Few Receive All High-Priority Clinical Preventive Services
Eight percent of U.S. adults aged 35 years and older receive all services; 4.7 percent receive none
Single Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Shows Efficacy in Migraine Prevention
Investigators sought to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of sTMS for migraine prevention.
Bed Rest vs Fluid Supplementation for Postdural Puncture Headache
Bed rest is not superior to early mobilization or fluid supplementation for reducing the incidence of postdural puncture headache.
Monthly Subcutaneous Galcanezumab Effective for Migraine Prevention
Monthly subcutaneous injections of galcanezumab at either 120 mg or 300 mg were effective for preventing migraines.
Migraines Possibly Prevented With Prophylactic Magnesium
The included trials looked at magnesium administration among those with menstrual migraine, migraine with and without aura, and standard migraine symptoms.
Episodic Migraines Possibly Prevented With Subcutaneous Galcanezumab
Researchers have found that monthly subcutaneous injection of galcanezumab significantly reduce migraine headache days.
New Migraine Treatment Devices Available to Stop and Prevent Attacks
The FDA has approved 2 new migraine treatment devices to stop and prevent migraine attacks in adults.
Current and Emerging Behavioral Treatments for Migraine: Expert Q&A
Some patients with migraines prefer nonpharmacological approaches to treatment and for these patients, evidence-based behavioral treatments may be at least as effective for migraine prophylaxis as medication.
Diabetic Neuropathy: Updated Position Statement by the American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association released an updated position statement on the prevention, detection, and management of diabetic neuropathies.
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