Treating Depression Found to Up Successful Opioid Cessation
Taking antidepressants helped non-cancer pain patients successfully stop long-term opioid use
Four Best Practices Outlined to Prevent Health Care Cyberattacks
Health care execs should ID potential inefficiencies in cybersecurity, ensure systems backed up
EHRs Not Sufficient to Ensure Success in Value-Based Care
EHRs do not necessarily capture information needed; interoperability is poor, analytics are incomplete
Limited Evidence for Effect of Cranial Electrical Stimulation
No significant benefit for patients with fibromyalgia, pain; conflicting results for painful conditions
Top Consumer Concerns Reported About Physicians
Concerns relate to time with physicians; technology detracting from patient care; rising costs
Poll: Personal Beliefs Shouldn’t Allow Doctors to Refuse to Treat
Majority surveyed don't believe health care workers should be able to refuse services based on beliefs
Humanities Exposure Positively Impacts Medical Students
Findings may influence future medical school recruitment, curricula
Poor Sleep Worsens Link Between PTSD, Chronic Pain in Youth
Findings among youth aged 10 to 17, with sleep suggested as an important target for intervention
January 2018 Briefing – Pain Management
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for January 2018. This roundup includes the...
Persistent Pain Common 1 Month After Elective Pediatric Surgery
Prevalence of patients with pain at one, three, and six months is 24, 6, and 4 percent, respectively
