Physician Empathy Inversely Linked to Patients' Back Pain Intensity, HRQOL
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- For patients with chronic low back pain, physician empathy is inversely associated with pain intensity, back-related disability, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A systematic review of chronic pain management interventions among veterans of recent wars and armed conflicts - Lakshman R, Tomlinson E, Bucknall T.
OBJECTIVES: To identify chronic pain management strategies aimed to reduce pain intensity and enhance functional outcomes in veterans of wars and armed conflict. DESIGN: Systematic review without meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: Key words "chronic pain... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
RSF IV Therapy Introduces Ketamine for Anxiety Treatment to Provide Relief for Mental Health and Chronic Pain
RSF IV Therapy is a leading medical provider in Garden City, MI, dedicated to delivering innovative and effective treatments. Specializing in Ketamine infusion therapy for individuals suffering from a range of mental health issues, such as anxiety disorders, RSF IV Therapy is committed to... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 14, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cochrane International Mobility - Yu-Tian Xiao
Cochrane ' s members and supporters come from more than 130 countries, worldwide. Our volunteers and contributors are researchers, health professionals, patients, carers, people passionate about improving health outcomes for everyone, everywhere.Getting involved in Cochrane ’s work means becoming part of a global community.The Cochrane International Mobility programmeconnects successful applicants with a placement in a host Cochrane Group, where they learn about the production, use, and knowledge translation of Cochrane reviews. The prgramme offers opportunities for learning and training not only for participants but als...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - April 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus —and help patients in need
One Monday morning last September, Shelley Hayden pulled into a parking spot in an underground garage at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She switched off the ignition, pushed the red record button on her cellphone, and gazed into the camera. “The time has come,” said Hayden, long dark-blond hair framing her blue eyes. “Here we are, I’m actually getting to do something.”
More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado. Since then she’s been plagued by the disease’s cruel sequel, Long Covid, whose symptoms include ov...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Physician empathy linked to better outcomes in chronic pain patients
Physician empathy is an important aspect in a doctor-patient relationship, and now it has been linked to better outcomes among people with chronic pain, a new study finds. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NICE recommends first oral treatment for migraine prevention
New guidance from NICE will give 170,000 people in England more treatment options for preventing migraine attacks. The final draft guidance recommends that patients with both chronic and episodic migraines should be offered treatment with atogepant, the first oral preventative treatment option available for patients who suffer from migraines. The medication, made by AbbVie, is... Read moreThe post NICE recommends first oral treatment for migraine prevention appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Men's health Women's health headache migraine pain Source Type: news
Cannabis use and dependence among festival attendees: results from the French OCTOPUS survey - Chaaban S, Istvan M, Schreck B, Laigo P, Rousselet M, Grall-Bronnec M, Pain S, Victorri-Vigneau C.
BACKGROUND: Chronic use of cannabis is associated with an increased risk of psychosocial, mental and physical health impairments. Sociohealth institutions reach a very limited proportion of cannabis users in need of treatment. Using data collected from fes... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Chronic Pain Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging Chronic Pain Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging
The consequences of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) may extend well beyond physical discomfort, potentially leading to more rapid brain aging, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
SRU releases consensus statement on endometriosis detection
The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) has issued a new expert consensus statement that aims to improve the evaluation of endometriosis.
The consensus, published April 9 in Radiology, provides recommendations for improving routine pelvic ultrasounds through additional maneuvers and imaging to improve diagnosis of deep endometriosis, according to the authors.
“Rightfully, patient advocates really want this,” statement first author Scott Young, MD from the Mayo Clinic told AuntMinnie.com. “They want better detection and there are a number of ways to detect endometriosis that are being worked on … all wond...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Ultrasound Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Ask Dr Rosemary: 'I don't want to go on living - is that selfish?'
A reader whose wife has died and who is living with chronic pain doesn't want to go on living and wants advice from our expert medic (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Relentless Cost of Chronic Diseases
At first, my legs buckled. Then I started nearly fainting and was struck by fierce jaw, neck, and back pain—six unhappy faces-worth on the scale. Just as quickly, as one tends to do, I created narratives to explain these sudden symptoms. That one glass of wine had done me in. The steamy weather led my knees to wobble. It was the aftermath of a concussion I got after I fell in a hole in the sidewalk. It was from when I hurt my neck when I was thrown down on a subway platform by a man with low spatial awareness and somewhere to be.
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It turned out I was fainting beca...
Source: TIME: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alissa Quart Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Suffering Shouldn ’ t Be a Normal Part of Womanhood
One of the most important lessons medical schools teach is one my mom mastered as a teenager left to fill her own mother’s shoes: how to figure out who is really sick and needs immediate attention and who can wait (or what we in the medical field call “triage”). Nothing I learned in med school or since has contradicted what I learned at Bertha’s knee.
At the time, the practice of medicine was rudimentary—and that’s putting it nicely. So, the diagnoses typically made at home were probably not that different from those of a bona fide doctor. The more serious common ailments were things ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Sharon Malone Tags: Uncategorized health Source Type: news
Actually, It ’ s OK to Slouch
One of the latest and surprising findings in the field of physical therapy is that slouching is not as bad as we think it is. Certain researchers have gone so far as to say that the conventional fear mongering regarding poor posture can actually be more harmful than slouching itself. Undoing over a century’s worth of public health messaging about the evils of poor posture—let alone the custom of elders telling youngsters to “sit up straight”—will be a monumental task.
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I know because I’ve spent the better part of a decade researching ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Beth Linker Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Should Opioids Be Used for Chronic Cancer Pain? Should Opioids Be Used for Chronic Cancer Pain?
While prescription opioids are commonly used to treat moderate to severe pain in cancer patients during treatment, there is less clear guidance on using opioids after treatment ends.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
