Clinicians Should Stop Auto-prescribing Opioids After C-sections
Researchers seek to change opioid prescribing practices post-delivery.
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MATT Can Ease Anxiety, Depression and Other Psychiatric Disorders
MATT is a noninvasive, nondrug treatment option for improving mental health.
Periodontitis Can Cause Deadly Secondary Disorders if Left Untreated
Gum disease and tooth decay can cause cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, among other diseases.
The Pandemic Has Taken a Toll on Psychiatrists, Burnout Inevitable
Mental health providers with growing caseloads could very well experience compassion fatigue.
Couples Struggling with Getting Pregnant Also Struggle with High Bills
With limited insurance coverage, many couples pay thousands of dollars for IVF treatments (whether or not they’re successful).
Widow Files Suit Against OHSU After Husband Passes During Chemo
A rare genetic condition that responses poorly to a common chemotherapy drug takes the life of a patient. He wife sues.
Tuberculosis Cases are on the Rise in Washington as COVID Continues
In Washington, and worldwide, TB cases have increased significantly.
Tylenol Relabeling has not Reduced Canada’s Overdose Rate
Acetaminophen overdoses can lead to liver failure and Canada’s new labels are helping to reduce the issue.
ARPO Arrests 14, including a Dozen Medical Providers, in Latest Sting
DOJ’s opioid strike force announces over a dozen arrests in multiple states.
All the Lonely People
American individualism plus economic atomization creates lonely people, but the search for connection and meaning can take us to some dangerous places.