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Mavik Banner: physician; scientist. Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have… then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry. And now when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter. The creature is wanted for a murder he didn’t commit. David Banner is believed to be dead, and he must let the world think that he is dead, until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him. I bet we (Source: The Orthopedic Logbook)
Source: The Orthopedic Logbook - May 2, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Remo Aguilar Tags: Food Article Elementor Source Type: blogs
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Mavik Banner: physician; scientist. Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have… then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry. And now when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter. The creature is wanted for a murder he didn’t commit. David Banner is believed to be dead, and he must let the world think that he is dead, until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him. I bet we (Source: The Orthopedic Logbook)
Source: The Orthopedic Logbook - May 2, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Remo Aguilar Tags: Food Article Facebook Source Type: blogs
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Mavik Banner: physician; scientist. Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have… then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry. And now when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter. The creature is wanted for a murder he didn’t commit. David Banner is believed to be dead, and he must let the world think that he is dead, until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him. I bet we (Source: The Orthopedic Logbook)
Source: The Orthopedic Logbook - May 2, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Remo Aguilar Tags: Food Books Recipe Source Type: blogs
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Mavik Banner: physician; scientist. Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have… then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry. And now when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter. The creature is wanted for a murder he didn’t commit. David Banner is believed to be dead, and he must let the world think that he is dead, until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him. I bet we (Source: The Orthopedic Logbook)
Source: The Orthopedic Logbook - May 2, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Remo Aguilar Tags: Food Books Science Source Type: blogs
Arizona Governor Hobbs Makes the Right Call by Vetoing Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums Bill
Jeffrey A. SingerToday Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoedSB 1027, which would have placed a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison on the first offense, and 15 years on the second offense, for anyone convicted of possessing, distributing, transferring, selling, or manufacturing heroin, fentanyl, or fentanyl analogs. In 2006 Arizona voters passedProposition 301, imposing mandatory minimum prison sentences for possessing, transferring, selling, distributing, or manufacturing methamphetamine. This did nothing to decrease meth ‐related deaths.Meth ‐related drug deaths per 100,000 increased nationally...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 11, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Wellth Announces $20M Series B for Continued Growth of Behavioral Science-Based Platform
Why don’t we do what we’re “supposed to do” when it comes to our health?
Written by Matt Loper, Co-Founder and CEO at Wellth and originally posted on Wellth’s website.
I’ve seen so much unnecessary pain caused simply because we often don’t do the things we know we “should”. In my own family, my Uncle Roy struggled to manage his type 2 diabetes—he constantly missed doctor appointments, failed to take his medications, and never checked his blood sugars. He knew he should do all of these things—he even wanted and intended to—but he seemingly never could follow through. Uncle Roy spent years on di...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 10, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: AI/Machine Learning Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Alec Zopf Artificial Intelligence At Home Care Behavioral Economics behavioral health CD Venture Chronic Cond Source Type: blogs
What Tends to Go Wrong With Medication Adherence?
This article looks at special conditions that weren’t covered in previous articles.
Interventions Must Be Tailored
Reminders lie at the core of many IT solutions to medication adherence. But a mechanistic delivery of generic messages with no particular appeal to a patient’s needs and values will usually be a waste. As Bryan Hill, VP of digital health and innovation at Cognizant, says, “Nudge, but don’t nag.”
I am personally annoyed by the messages my pharmacy and insurance company send me to remind me to order my medication. These messages arrive when a couple months of my current prescription...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 5, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC AristaMD Babylon Health Bethany Doran Bryan Hill Carium Cognizant Colin Banas DrFirst Source Type: blogs
The real cause of America ’ s opioid crisis: Doctors are not to blame
We’ve all heard about America’s so-called “opioid epidemic.” Nearly 100,000 people died in 2021 of causes that included overdose by one or more narcotic drugs and often alcohol. We also hear assertions from anti-opioid advocates that this epidemic was caused by doctors “over-prescribing” opioid pain relievers to their patients. These assertions are fundamentally wrong on
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The real cause of America’s opioid crisis: Doctors are not to blame originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Richard A. Lawhern, PhD Tags: Meds Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Marijuana Taxes Keep Black Markets Thriving
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob WinterTwenty ‐one states havelegalized some amount of marijuana for recreational use, and sixteen more allow marijuana for medical use.Critics claim black markets remain despite legalization. This is true — because legalization has been accompanied by excessive taxation and regulation.California ’s legal marijuana industry, for example, has a tough time competing with the black market. The state ’s illegal sales approach $8 billion annually, twice legal sales.It ’s not difficult to see why. Retailers must pay a $1,000 applicationfee and a minimum $2,500 licensing fee annually,...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 20, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey Miron, Jacob Winter Source Type: blogs
CNN Segment Illustrates the Iron Law of Prohibition and the Need for Harm Reduction
Jeffrey A. SingerCNN ’sAnderson Cooper 360 program ran a powerfulsegment on March 7 that focused on how xylazine ‐infused fentanyl is harming intravenous drug users in the Kensington District of Philadelphia. Drug dealers mix the veterinary tranquilizer, which users call “Tranq,” with fentanyl because the tranquilizer enhances the potency of opioids, thus making it easier to smuggle in smaller sizes a nd subdivide into a greater number of units to sell. As I explained in mywritten andoral testimony before a March 1 House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Governme...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 8, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Critical thinking in pain management [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we welcome special guest Ronald A. Zent, a family physician, to discuss the ongoing opioid crisis. With a fourfold increase in opioid prescriptions and overdose deaths from 1999-2010, Ronald shares his insights on how the medical community has been duped and
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Critical thinking in pain management [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Pain Management Source Type: blogs
South Dakota Becomes the Latest State to Legalize Fentanyl Test Strips
Jeffrey A. SingerLast month I reported on state lawmakers ’ growing appreciation for fentanyl test strips as a valuable harm reduction tool to help nonmedical drug users learn if what they are about to consume contains fentanyl. Unfortunately, as Sophia Heimowitz and I explained in a June 2022policy analysis, every state but Alaska prohibits the possession, sale, use, or distribution of drug paraphernalia. And most states consider fentanyl test strips, a product used to test illicit substances, as forbidden drug paraphernalia.In January,Ohio took fentanyl test strips off its illegal drug parapher...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 24, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
The Iron Law of Prohibition: Introducing “Tranq”
Jeffrey A. SingerTheWall Street Journalreports that the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which users calltranq, has been increasingly reported among drug overdose victims, particularly on the East Coast. This very potent tranquilizer has been mixed in with illicit fentanyl which, in turn, is often mixed in with other illegal drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine. The sedative properties of the drug greatly enhance the narcotic effects of opioids. Therefore, the drug cartels have been adding it to opioids to reduce the dose of opioids necessary to create a high. The enhanced potency allows the cartels to smuggle i...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Opioid addiction: Understanding the risk factors with a predictive model [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we’re discussing the opioid epidemic and its impact on our society. Our guest is Gary Call, a family physician, who shares the emotional and financial cost on individuals and families caused by opioid addiction and overdoses is immense and impacts everyone.
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Opioid addiction: Understanding the risk factors with a predictive model [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Senators Bennet and Collins Have Their Hearts in the Right Place, But Their Eyes on the Wrong Target
Jeffrey A. SingerSenator Susan Collins (R ‑ME) wrote anop ‐ed for Seacoastonline this week expressing her concerns about skyrocketing drug overdose deaths. According to the most recentdata from the National Center for Health Statistics, 90 percent of opioid ‐related overdose deaths involve illicit fentanyl, and 15 percent involve diverted prescription pain pills. In her column, Senator Collins expressed pride in a proposal aimed at reducing overdoses that she co‐sponsored with Senator Michael Bennet (D‑CO). Unfortunately, while the legisla tion was well‐intended, it placed too much emphasis on educ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 9, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
