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Back Pain Gets Better but Also Recurs so Empower Patients Early with Tools
July 24, 2023
Recurrent back pain is common, so teaching patients how to stay strong and flexible—and also when to get help—is essential, says Vanderbilt physiatrist DJ Kennedy, MD.
First Opioid Use in Older Adults with Dementia Significantly Increased Mortality Risk
July 24, 2023
The highest risk of mortality among a Danish population with dementia occurred within 2 weeks of an opioid prescription but remained significant at 180 days.
Daily Dose: Flu Vaccination May Protect Against RSV in Children
July 24, 2023
A daily dose of clinical news you may have missed.
Weekend Warriors Win; Self-Dx via Facebook; Eat This, Not That; +2 - the Five for Friday
July 21, 2023
Exercise pattern doesn't matter, just do it; self-diagnosis by social media; food will do when statins don't; plus portable T2D therapy and who really gets anticoagulation?
Self-Diagnosis by Social Media: Preferred Platforms Differ by Generation
July 21, 2023
Gen Z is most likely to use social media to self diagnose and YouTube is the top platform for diagnosis content; there is so much more to learn from this survey.
"Nonspecific" Back Pain is History, says Vanderbilt Physiatrist DJ Kennedy, MD
July 20, 2023
The challenge posed by a complaint of back pain is not that the origin is unknowable but rather the remarkable heterogeneity in this condition, says the president-elect of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
Women with Acute Ischemic Stroke Routed Less Often to Optimal Acute Care
July 19, 2023
Disparities in emergency routing persisted despite women being acutely sicker than men and living the same distance from a comprehensive stroke center, in a Houston, Tx study.
5 Patient Factors that Predict Persistent Opioid Use after Benign Hysterectomy: Meta-analysis
July 18, 2023
Total perioperative dosage of opioids was higher for abdominal vs laparoscopic hysterectomy, but procedure route was not associated with risk for long-term opioid use.
FDA Approves First Vaccine Against RSV in Neonates, Babies up to Age 24 Months
July 18, 2023
Nirsevimab won unanimous support from the FDA AMDAC on the vaccine's positive benefit/risk profile to prevent RSV in newborns and infants in their first RSV season.
Long COVID in Older Adults: Be Alert for These Signs, says Physiatrist Talya Fleming, MD
July 17, 2023
Primary care clinicians will need to be particularly alert for signs of long COVID in older patients as some signs and symptoms may be easily attributed to the aging process.