Opioid crisis in rural areas may be tackled through telemedicine

GILES COUNTY, Va. — Robert Devereaux is a family physician in this southwest corner of Virginia, where problems around prescription opioid use far outstrip the capacity of psychiatrists and addiction specialists available to treat them. When he found crushed fragments of painkiller pills inside the nose of an older patient with chronic back pain, the […]Related:CDC whistleblower claims agency has been using wrong Zika testThat horrible morning sickness you’re having? It’s actually a good sign for the baby.The hot hype and cold reality of cryotherapy. Does it freeze your pains away?
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news