US communities crumbling under an evolving addiction crisis
Of the 2,900 babies born last year in Cabell County, West Virginia, 500 had to be weaned off of opioid dependence.
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No opioids, please: Clearing the way to refuse prescriptions
The ease of relapsing into opioid addiction has led a growing number of states to help residents make it clear to medical professionals they do not want to be prescribed the powerful painkillers.
Mar 19, 2017
Brexit puts EU lifeblood of British hospitals at risk
With British hospitals already struggling to fill their ranks, Brexit could make life even harder for the National Health Service as EU doctors and nurses either stay away or prepare to leave.
Mar 19, 2017
Guidelines differ on recommendations of statin treatment for African-Americans
Approximately 1 in 4 African American individuals recommended for statin therapy under guidelines from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association are no longer recommended for statin therapy under guidelines ...
Mar 19, 2017
High-risk pulmonary embolism patients often go without most effective treatments
Pulmonary embolism (PE), a blood clot in the lungs which causes shortness of breath and chest pain, is the third leading cardiovascular cause of death in the United States with more than 100, 000 lives taken each year. A ...
Mar 19, 2017
Study shows surgery reverses pseudoparalysis in patients with rotator cuff tears
Research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Diego shows arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR), a surgical approach to treat irreparable rotator cuff ...
Mar 19, 2017
Correlation between second ACL reconstruction and physical therapy utilization noted
Age, gender and frequency of physical therapy utilization after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery may be correlated with second ACL reconstruction rates, according to researchers presenting their work at the American ...
Mar 19, 2017
Surgery may not offer additional benefit to patients with tennis elbow, study shows
Surgical approaches to treating tennis elbow may not offer additional benefit to patients, as discussed in research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Diego. The ...
Mar 19, 2017
Heads up tackling program decreases concussion rates, say researchers
Consistently using a tackling education program appears to help lessen youth football concussion severity and occurrence, say researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's ...
Mar 19, 2017
