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Ultrasonography can be useful for guiding modification of anti-rheumatic drugs and steroids for patients with inflammatory arthritis

Ultrasonography Can Guide Drug Modification in Arthritis

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Positive power Doppler velocity results particularly influential in inflammatory arthritis
Resources should be increased to promote use of medication-assisted treatment of opioid addicted adolescents and young adults

Medication-Assisted Treatment Underused in Teen Opioid Addicts

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Resources should be increased to improve access to medication-assisted tx of opioid use disorders
Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing in the United States due in large part to government regulations

Steep Rise in U.S. Drug Prices Tied to Patent Monopolies

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Letting Medicare and Medicaid negotiate pricing would likely help bring costs down, researchers say
Men seem to exhibit greater cannabis-induced analgesia relative to women

Cannabis Provides More Pain Relief for Men Than Women

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Researchers find male users report greater benefits compared to women
For patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis pain

Radiofrequency Neurotomy Efficient in Knee Osteoarthritis

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Radiofrequency neurotomy of genicular nerves safe and efficient in knee osteoarthritis pain
Pudendal nerve entrapment leading to avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder has been described in a case report published online Aug. 19 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Can Lead to Eating Disorder

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Case report describes avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder after pudendal nerve entrapment
The Affordable Care Act has increased prescription use and reduced out-of-pocket spending

ACA Has Increased Rx Drug Use, Cut Out-of-Pocket Spending

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Larger decreases in out-of-pocket spending for those who gained coverage and had chronic conditions
Postoperative doctor shopping occurs in about one-quarter of patients with nephrolithiasis undergoing ureteroscopy

Post-Op Doctor Shopping for One in Four With Nephrolithiasis

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Twenty-four percent of patients were prescribed narcotics by more than one provider after surgery
Telehealth technologies can allow delivery of high-quality care at a lower cost

Legal Issues Impact Delivery of Telehealth

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No uniform legal approach to telehealth; concerns about reimbursement limit implementation
For patients with intermittent claudication

Revascularization Tops Medical Rx for Intermittent Claudication

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Relative improvements over medical cohort in distance, speed, stair climb, pain, quality of life