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Study: Prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medications increased after 2016 CDC guideline

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a guideline for prescribing opioids to patients experiencing chronic pain in 2016, the prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medication increased each year above and beyond what would be expected based on the preexisting trends, a new study finds.

15 Jul 2022

Using AI to improve your dental care and keep you smiling

In this interview, we speak to Severin Stalder, CEO of Zaamigo, about their AI dental camera and how it is helping to improve people's dental hygiene.

15 Jul 2022

’Health is Wealth’ focus for global healthcare trade and export summit at Birmingham 2022

A major trade summit exploring opportunities for data driven healthcare to improve health worldwide will take place at UK House.

15 Jul 2022

Nurse midwives step up to provide prenatal care after two rural hospitals shutter birthing centers

Bailee Tordai, who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, barely made it to the prenatal checkup. Her clunky old Jeep couldn't complete the 2-mile trip from her house to the University of Iowa's outreach clinic in her southeastern Iowa hometown.

15 Jul 2022

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

A ballot initiative that would have raised taxes on California millionaires and billionaires to fund public health programs and pandemic prevention is dead — at least for this year.

15 Jul 2022

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Forget covid-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

What role did local governments have in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers described the role of local governments in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across 25 cities.

15 Jul 2022

Could the skills gained from military training help to tackle pandemics better?

Researchers have highlighted the skills developed from military training and services, which might be beneficial while responding to the current health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 Jul 2022

Exploring the connection between Parkinson's disease and gut microbiota to uncover potential therapeutic targets

Scientists have published a new review focusing on the relationship between PD and gut microbiota.

15 Jul 2022

Peer comparison information decreases physicians' job satisfaction while increasing burnout

A commonly used behavioral intervention - informing primary care physicians about how their performance compares to that of their peers - has no statistically significant impact on preventive care performance.

15 Jul 2022

The role of the CDC in the management of COVID-19 vaccination programs

A team of CDC scientists has recently published an article in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases to discuss the role of the CDC in the management of COVID-19 vaccination programs.

15 Jul 2022

Workers report higher level of fatigue from the use of videoconferencing apps during the pandemic

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found that the increased use of videoconferencing platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a higher level of fatigue, as reported by workers.

15 Jul 2022

Sore throat lozenges and sprays provide only a small reduction in throat pain

It's hard to get through a winter without suffering sore throat, but luckily they normally get better within a few days.

15 Jul 2022

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

A new mouse model identified by virologists from the University of Pittsburgh might revolutionize development of therapies targeting brain inflammation caused by Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV).

15 Jul 2022

New study challenges popular stereotype that men don't want support during a breakup

The popular stereotype that men don't want support during a breakup, separation or divorce is simply not true, according to a new paper by researchers at the UBC school of nursing.

15 Jul 2022

Study finds the increasing popularity of plus size models in both marketing and on social media

With the changing societal body image in America, plus size models have gained in popularity and positively impacted a body inclusive model of beauty.

15 Jul 2022

Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

The appropriate use of existing antibiotics and the development of new antibiotics targeting drug-resistant infections can slow the emergence, spread, and consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); however, antibiotic research and development (R&D) has not responded to the urgent need for new antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

Viral DNA can be frequently detected in saliva, semen and other clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients

Viral DNA can be frequently detected in different clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients, including saliva and semen, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, and the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona.

15 Jul 2022

New tool uses existing EHR data to identify avoidable hospital transfers of nursing home residents

The Avoidable Transfer Scale, an innovative tool that uses data commonly included in a nursing home resident's electronic health record to identify and characterize potentially avoidable hospitalizations, highlights issues that can be handled in the nursing home itself.

15 Jul 2022

Prescribing lower quantities of opioids may effectively control postoperative pain after knee surgery

Prescribing smaller quantities of opioid medication appears to be as effective in controlling postoperative pain after knee surgery as higher quantities and may help to limit the number of opioids prescribed and possible diversion of unused prescription opioid medication, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine 2022 Annual Meeting

15 Jul 2022

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Study: Prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medications increased after 2016 CDC guideline

Using AI to improve your dental care and keep you smiling

’Health is Wealth’ focus for global healthcare trade and export summit at Birmingham 2022

Nurse midwives step up to provide prenatal care after two rural hospitals shutter birthing centers

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

What role did local governments have in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Could the skills gained from military training help to tackle pandemics better?

Exploring the connection between Parkinson's disease and gut microbiota to uncover potential therapeutic targets

Peer comparison information decreases physicians' job satisfaction while increasing burnout

The role of the CDC in the management of COVID-19 vaccination programs

Workers report higher level of fatigue from the use of videoconferencing apps during the pandemic

Sore throat lozenges and sprays provide only a small reduction in throat pain

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

New study challenges popular stereotype that men don't want support during a breakup

Study finds the increasing popularity of plus size models in both marketing and on social media

Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

Viral DNA can be frequently detected in saliva, semen and other clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients

New tool uses existing EHR data to identify avoidable hospital transfers of nursing home residents

Prescribing lower quantities of opioids may effectively control postoperative pain after knee surgery

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