Most of us move through the day without thinking much about how often we rely on our eyesight. We glance at a street sign, find a door, scan a restaurant menu, compare two products on a shelf, or read a message on a display. For someone with low vision, those small moments can require more […]
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You may have a tooth that has never sat quite right. Maybe it sticks out a little. Maybe two teeth overlap. Or maybe there is a small gap that has been there for years. You might have thought about fixing it but stopped when you imagined having metal braces on your teeth. Clear aligners are […]
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Remote Therapeutic Monitoring in Physical Therapy allows the clinician to organize the process of obtaining and reviewing therapy-related data in-between visits. Depending on the individual’s treatment plan, RTM can capture home exercise participation, reported pain or discomfort, functional status, and response to treatment. It supports an established clinician-directed plan of care. It does not diagnose […]
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On the contrary, some psychological threats to health may appear due to the excessive use of social media, including anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other issues. In such cases, one can consider discussing the issue of using social media with patients as part of a behavioral health assessment procedure. Why Social Media Has Become a Mental […]
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In today’s world, healthcare providers heavily depend on computer systems for the storage, management and communication of information. However, hospitals, clinics, laboratories, insurance companies, pharmacies and other healthcare software may have a variety of software and methods to structure data. This may create some difficulties in transferring information between the different systems. This is where […]
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Ask a homeopath what repertory software they use, and you’ll probably get an answer straight away. When you ask about patient records, follow-ups, billing, scheduling, or online consultations. They are still stuck with spreadsheets or paperwork. That gap creates problems as a practice grows. Repertory software helps you work through symptoms and rubrics, but it […]
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SEATTLE — Results presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting showed deviation from Schöttle’s point during medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction may be linked to higher graft failure rates.
“Precision with femoral tunnel fixation is important. The farther away you are from Schöttle’s point, the more likely it is that you may see failure of the MPFL reconstruction,” Jacob D. Mikula, MD, an orthopedic surgery sports medicine fellow at Mayo Clinic, told Healio. “This is a successful procedure where patients do well and has a very low failure rate in
New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society are meant to help clinicians provide preventive treatments and medication to adults with migraine more effectively, according to the authors.
The updated guidelines incorporate new developments in research that have taken place since the last update in 2012, said guideline author Rebecca C. Burch, MD, a neurologist and headache medicine specialist with the University of Vermont Medical Center.
“Since the previous guidelines were published in 2012, there has been a wealth of new treatments available for
The FDA has approved Stelara injection for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in children aged 2 years and older, expanding the drug’s use for both major forms of pediatric IBD.
The decision follows the FDA’s approval of Stelara (ustekinumab, Janssen) in April for children aged 2 years and older with Crohn’s disease. Ustekinumab is the first non-TNF-targeting monoclonal antibody to be approved for both pediatric CD and UC.
The FDA based its decision on pharmacokinetic and safety data from trials of adult patients with UC and pediatric patients aged 2 to 17 years
Buprenorphine dispensing in pharmacies rose from 2019 to 2021, particularly in rural areas, before decreasing over the next 4 years, data in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report show.
According to Gery P. Guy Jr., PhD, a health scientist at CDC, and colleagues, there were 54,045 deaths involving opioids in 2024, and an estimated 4.8 million people had opioid use disorder (OUD). However, “buprenorphine remains underused,” they wrote.
“Geographic variation in access might contribute to underuse, reflecting differences in prescriber and pharmacy availability and health system