© 2024 MJH Life Sciences™ and Patient Care Online. All rights reserved.
Grace Halsey
Articles
Daily Dose: Persistent Opioid Use Post-Hysterectomy
July 26, 2023
A daily dose of clinical news you may have missed.
Social Determinants of Health and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
July 26, 2023
Methods proven to prevent ASCVD may fall short in certain populations if the impacts of SDOH are not closely monitored. The ACC/AHA provide considerations for 7 health domains.
The Best Referrals to PM&R for Back Pain are the Early Ones, says AAPM&R President-Elect DJ Kennedy, MD
July 25, 2023
When is a primary care patient with back pain ready for referral to PM&R? No formulas available but basic principles hold true and earlier is always better.
Daily Dose: Care for Acute Stroke in Women Less Urgent
July 25, 2023
A daily dose of clinical news you may have missed.
Large US Study Suggests Numbers Needed to Vaccinate to Prevent COVID-19 Hospitalizations, ED Encounters
July 25, 2023
The real-world analysis measured the benefit of primary vaccination and of a booster and found the latter dependent upon local disease incidence and risk for severe disease.
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.