April 2023

Clinical Neurophysiology Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN Treating fibromyalgia with electrical neuromodulation Study key point Relevance Fibromyalgia can be a difficult-to-treat condition. As per the most recent EULAR guidelines, initial treatment should focus on nonpharmacological options. “Initial management should involve patient education and focus on non-pharmacological therapies. In case of nonresponse, further therapies (all of which were […]

Mariah Taylor Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital launched the Undiagnosed Diseases Clinic. The clinic offers the latest genetic testing technologies for pediatric patients still searching for a diagnosis, according to an April 11 news release. The genetic testing options include whole genome sequencing and metabolomics. They can detect genetic alterations that are not typically identified in more common

Paige Twenter  In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge in Texas ruled April 7 to suspend the FDA’s decadeslong approval of one of the two abortion pills, effective April 14. The judge partly ruled in favor of four organizations and four physicians who filed suit in November against the agency for approving mifepristone, which is

— A majority of these hospitalizations included a diagnosis of attempted suicide or self-injury by Michael DePeau-Wilson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today March 28, 2023 Pediatric hospitalizations for mental health diagnoses increased significantly from 2009 to 2019, with most cases in 2019 involving attempted suicide or self-injury, a retrospective analysis showed. Among over 200,000 pediatric hospitalizations,

Michelle Curtin, DO1; Lindsay A. Thompson, MD, MS1 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(4):441. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5930 Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) is a type of behavior therapy designed to help caretakers of children deal with emotions and behaviors that feel big. Parenting programs like PCIT are the best treatment available to work on disruptive behaviors, such as not following directions or not cooperating,

News   Published: March 31, 2023 | Original story from University of Oslo Read time:  3 minutes The word “brainwashing” usually triggers negative associations. But our brain health for sure depends on it. Scientists at the University of Oslo have recently made new and important discoveries about how and why this happens when we are sleeping.

Tzipi Gadot and Joseph Azuri https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1049-9848 josephaz@tauex.tau.ac.ilView all authors and affiliations Introduction: Nurses play a key role in managing care and educating people with diabetes in various healthcare systems worldwide, while physicians play this role in others. In addition, some healthcare systems authorize specialist nurses to change patient dose regimens. Therefore, we examined diabetes outcomes in the community by the management

Nearly 30% of all patients who received medical services between 2016 and 2022 did not see a primary care physician, a FAIR Health analysis provided first to Axios shows. Why it matters: Primary care providers are supposed to manage patients’ day-to-day health needs and provide preventative care, and evidence shows it can drive down costs and improve outcomes.