Day: April 16, 2019
Why and When do Patients Choose to Use Integrative and Complementary Health Approaches
Have you ever noticed your patients’ decision patterns when opting for integrative and complementary health approaches (ICHA) to specific health issues? This latest study, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, shows how and why people may prefer ICHA in some situations and but not in others. These choices largelyRead
Inappropriate Pain Management after Surgery is a Major Cause of the Opioid Crisis
Over the past decade an increasing reliance on opioids to treat pain has been associated with a rising epidemic of opioid misuse in the USA, that is now expanding globally. Lancet recently published three papers designed to address the role of inappropriate opioid prescribing after surgery as a major causeRead