Cannabis for Pain, Anxiety & Depression
Evidence suggests that many patients are seeking natural alternatives and either requesting...
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Neurology
Better Patient Communication = Improved Efficiency & Outcomes
Effective, compassionate communication with patients can quickly help form a trusting relationship...
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The Merck Manual Is Introduced in its 20th Edition
Kenilworth, N.J., May 22, 2018 – Trusted by doctors and other healthcare professionals for more...
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Schizophrenics may do better with earlier, team-based care
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with schizophrenia who are treated early in their...
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First Blood Test to Help Diagnose Brain Injuries Gets US Approval
The first blood test to help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injuries has won US government...
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Time Trends in Parkinson Incidence
By Andy Skean, Senior Editor, Physician’s Weekly In recent years, investigators have learned much...
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MACRA: Proceed With Confidence at the Point of Care
We’ve been living in a MACRA world for some time now, and yet most physicians still aren’t...
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Creating Efficiency in the Patient Journey
The transformation to value-based care has placed tremendous focus on delivery of care as it...
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Expert-Based Opinions: A Supplement to, Not a Replacement for, Evidence-Based Content
Nationally recognized and highly regarded health systems have a variety of ways to expand the...
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Information Rx: The Missing Piece of Quality Care
The vast majority of healthcare takes place outside of a physician’s office. Consumers often care...
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Low Muscle Strength Identified as Early Risk Factor for ALS
By Andy Skean, Senior Editor, Physician’s Weekly A risk factor for much later onset...
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Disparities Discovered in Management of Brain Metastases
Management of brain metastases typically includes radiotherapy (RT) with conventional...
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Calling Responsible Parties to Task for their Role in the Opioid Epidemic
In October 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the opioid epidemic is a public health...
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Three Effective Ways to Pick Quality Improvement Targets
My first exposure to Lean as a quality improvement (QI) approach was at a well-known automotive...
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Examining Dietary Supplement Use
According to data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, approximately 18% of American...
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Improving Stroke Treatment Through Machine Learning
Methods from optogenetics and machine learning should help improve treatment options for stroke...
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Power Stations in Cells May Protect Brain Against Parkinson´s
A Norwegian study shows that impairment in mitochondria may actually protect the brain in...
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New Technology Will Create Brain Wiring Diagrams
A paper describing the work appears online in the December 12 issue of eLife. The research was...
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Three Ineffective Institutional Approaches to Quality Improvement in Healthcare
In 2012, there were estimates of waste in US healthcare amounting to $750 billion per year, or...
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3-D Mini Brains Accelerate Research for Repairing Brain Function
The Houston Methodist Research Institute is making mini brains from human stem cells that put...
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