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Living Pain-Free: Sonographer back pain, part 7
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Rat Infestations Are a Global Problem. Is Birth Control the Solution?
Not every politician is willing to admit they owe their election to rats. But Laura Mikulski, city councilwoman for Ferndale, Michigan isn’t shy about attributing her political career—literally—to skeevy, long-tailed rodents.
Mikulski, who educated herself in all things rat control, is the co-founder of the Ferndale Rat Patrol. She created a citizens’ movement to accurately assess the local scope of its burgeoning rat problem, embrace less environmentally harmful methods of pest control, and even host a month-long census, called Traptoberfest, in which participants win gold-painted spring trap trop...
Source: TIME: Science - March 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Lisa Abend Tags: Uncategorized animals feature freelance Source Type: news
What are Presentations of Neuroblastoma?
Discussion
Abdominal pain is a very common problem with abdominal masses being somewhat less common. If one considers how frequently patients have abdominal pain due to constipation and that it often presents with a fecal mass, both of these are commonplace. Abdominal and pelvic organs are sometimes mistaken for masses also. As the abdominal and pelvic cavities are large, tumors often need to be quite large before they cause functional problems and/or can be palpated on physical examination.
A review of abdominal masses can be found here.
A review of recurrent abdominal pain can be found here.
A review of acute abdominal p...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 27, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Chronic pain in children: time for change
In 2019, Cochrane members publishedan overview review in the PAIN Journal on the efficacy of pharmacological interventions for children with chronic pain and cancer-related pain. The overview summarises the evidence from 23 systematic reviews, including several Cochrane reviews. This work also builds on aprevious policy workshop focussing on this topic. The overview highlights the lack of available evidence across all drugs aimed at relieving pain in children (just 6 trials of 393 participants).In 2020, Professor Christopher Eccleston, Dr Emma Fisher, and others produced The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health Commission â€...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - March 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Real-World Data Analyses Show Greater Treatment Persistence Than IL-17s in Both Bio-naïve and Bio-experienced Patients Living With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 17, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new data, showing that initiation of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) was associated with greater treatment persistencea compared to secukinumab or ixekizumab in bio-naïve and bio-experienced patientsb living with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO), based on pairwise analysesc of real-world data.[1],[2] Additionally, in a post-hoc analysis of Phase 3 VOYAGE 2 clinical trial results, TREMFYA demonstrated durable clinical efficacy, itch relief and quality-of-life improvements in patients living with scal...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Overdose and suicide are different phenomena among opioid users that require different clinical management - Darke S, Farrell M, Lappin J.
Given the high rates of mental health comorbidity among opioid users, and increasing rates of opioid prescription for chronic pain, psychiatrists and mental health clinicians are likely to treat patients who are dependent on opioids. Among such patients, m... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Late-Breaking Phase 3 A DUE Data Show Investigational Single Tablet Combination Therapy of Macitentan and Tadalafil Significantly Improves Pulmonary Hemodynamics versus Monotherapy in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
RARITAN, NJ, March 6, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced results from the Phase 3 A DUE study (NCT03904693), which showed an investigational once-daily, single tablet combination therapy, also known as fixed dose combination, of macitentan 10 mg and tadalafil 40 mg (M/T STCT), significantly improved pulmonary hemodynamics (blood flow through pulmonary blood vessels) versus macitentan and tadalafil monotherapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients with World Health Organization (WHO) functional class (FC) II or III.[1] The data were presented today as a Late-...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
For People with Eating Disorders, the Buzz About Ozempic Is a Nightmare
While scrolling Twitter late one recent night, Nylah Burton, a 27-year-old writer in Chicago, clicked on an article about Ozempic, the diabetes drug that’s increasingly prescribed off-label for people who want to lose weight. Only when she hit the website’s paywall did she pause to realize she actually had no desire to read the article.
Burton struggled with disordered eating for more than a decade, starting at age 11, and says media portrayals of thinness and extreme diets contributed to her eating issues. Her eating habits have been stable for the last year, and Burton felt no need to challenge that progress ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Advocates Urge Biden and FDA to Do More Ahead of Texas Abortion Pill Ruling
Eight months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the Biden administration is bracing for another ruling that could further restrict access to abortion across the country.
Administration officials are preparing to respond to a ruling from a conservative federal judge in the Northern District of Texas that could restrict one type of abortion pill—mifepristone—that has been used for decades in medication abortions. If the judge’s order does restrict access to mifepristone, it could also impact treatments for miscarriages, where the drug is used as well.
Lawyers at the Department of Justice and Hea...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian Bennett Tags: Uncategorized abortion Biden Administration Health Care Joe Biden uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
Ahead of Texas Abortion Pill Ruling, Some Urge Biden Administration to Do More on Issue
Eight months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, the Biden administration is bracing for another ruling that could further restrict access to abortion across the country.
Administration officials are preparing to respond to a ruling from a conservative federal judge in the Northern District of Texas that could restrict one type of abortion pill—mifepristone—that has been used for decades in medication abortions. If the judge’s order does restrict access to mifepristone, it could also impact treatments for miscarriages, where the drug is used as well.
Lawyers at the Department of Justice and Hea...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian Bennett Tags: Uncategorized abortion Biden Administration Health Care Joe Biden uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
ArcBest Rolls Out Technology to Speed Up Freight Loading
Trucking company ArcBest Corp. is expanding its logistics services with new technology allowing warehouse workers to load and unload truck trailers rapidly, addressing one of the biggest pain points for logistics operators. The freight-management system, called Vaux, is a steel-and-aluminum…#arcbestcorp #judymcreynolds #fortsmith #arcbest #ltl #vaux #truck #chriscaplice #polarisinc #southdakota (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pain Management, CDC Guidelines, and CMS Requirements in the Era of the Opioid Crisis
Post-acute and long-term care providers employ many strategies to address the challenge of managing pain, including by treating pain according to current clinical practice guidelines, encouraging safety, and aiming for the best possible outcome for our patients and residents. In addition, providers must remain vigilant by following the regulations in the Requirements of Participation, State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix PP, and the F tags such as F697 associated with pain management. And, to complicate matters, they must accomplish all this while considering the nuances related to insurance, step therapy, drug formular...
Source: Caring for the Ages - March 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Robert C. Accetta Tags: LTC Pharmacy Source Type: news
Pain Management
Ms. P is a 72-year-old woman who was admitted for rehabilitation after an above-the-knee amputation for a lower-extremity ulcer that did not heal due to associated arterial insufficiency. Her past medical history includes a cerebral vascular event and left hemiparesis, diabetes controlled by diet and oral medication, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, and arterial insufficiency. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - March 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Barbara Resnick, Paige Hector Tags: Interdisciplinary Team Case Scenario Source Type: news
Integrating Psychosocial Elements for Comprehensive Pain Management
As you begin reading, I invite you to notice whether you are experiencing any pain. Where is it showing up in your body? How would you describe it? If you shift your body, is there relief or is the pain exacerbated? Does the pain make you think of something else going on in your life that isn ’t physical? (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - March 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Paige Hector Tags: Communication and Culture Source Type: news
Person-centered Ethics During End-of-Life Pain Management
Mr. Henry was the last patient on our interdisciplinary team rounds. The staff on call told us that he was one of their most difficult patients. His spouse was quite possibly even more difficult; she frequently demanded answers to repetitive questions before she would allow staff members to leave his room. Unfortunately, she had ended up in the hospital with a cardiac event before I was able to meet her. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - March 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Fatima A. Naqvi Tags: Medical Ethics Source Type: news
