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For patients with chronic low back pain

Platelet-Rich Plasma SIJ Injection Cuts Low Back Pain

Improvement in Modified Oswestry Disability Questionnaire, Short-Form Health Survey scores
Roughly one in every five American health care workers do not receive the annual influenza vaccination

CDC: Too Many Health Care Workers Not Getting Flu Vaccine

Vaccination protects both workers and patients
The proposed capping of copays will raise premiums and is likely to increase drug prices

Capping Copays Will Raise Premiums, Up Drug Prices

Capping likely to benefit about 1 percent of all Americans who take any prescription drug per year
A considerable proportion of doctors attend patient funerals

Considerable Number of Doctors Attend Patient Funerals

But major differences between specialties in terms of attendance, barriers and benefits tied to attendance
Cannabis use may raise the risk of psychosis relapse

Dose-Dependent Link Between Cannabis Use, Psychosis Relapse

But researchers note effect is small, and the research isn't definitive
Use of prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be tied to a higher risk of heart failure

Prescribed NSAIDs Tied to Higher Heart Failure Risk

Study of millions of health records suggests an association
Reviewers are more likely to accept manuscripts when author names and institutions are visible

Reviewers More Likely to Accept Single-Blind Manuscripts

Reviewers more likely to recommend acceptance when prestigious names and institutions were visible
Wary of the stigma of a mental health diagnosis and its toll on their careers

Many Doctors Reluctant to Reveal Mental Health Issues

Perceived stigma, fear of career repercussions hinder treatment, study suggests
Many randomized clinical trials involving spinal manipulative therapy do not report adverse events

Many Spinal Manipulation Trials Don’t Report Adverse Events

Significant increase in reporting of adverse events post-CONSORT statement of 2010
For patients with contained cervical disc herniation

PCN, PRF Both Relieve Pain in Cervical Disc Herniation

No significant difference in pain relief for percutaneous nucleoplasty, pulsed radio frequency