VA is using acupuncture to curb the use of opioid painkillers
Doctors at Baltimore’s VA Medicare Center has started offering a version of acupuncture to treat some veterans’ chronic pain. The
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Health Care – General
From Retirement To The Front Lines Of Hepatitis C Treatment
(By Julio Ochoa, WUSF for Kaiser Health News) When a hepatitis C treatment called Harvoni was released in 2014, Dr.
Read MoreJudge orders government to immediately broaden access to transplant organs
For transplant purposes, the U.S. is divided into 11 regions, which include 58 donation service areas. In general, each area
Read MoreJapanese hospital to add 4 robotic nurses to night shift in year-long pilot
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nagoya University Hospital in Japan plans to use robots beginning in February to ease
Read MoreToo much screening has misled us about real cancer risk factors, experts say
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The best-known downside of cancer screening, such as PSA tests for prostate cancer and mammograms
Read MoreWrecked And Retching: Obscure Vomiting Illness Linked To Long-Term Pot Use
(By Pauline Bartolone for Kaiser Health News) For 17 years, Chalfonte LeNee Queen suffered periodic episodes of violent retching and
Read MoreFear Of Needles May Chip Away At Vaccination Rates
(By Tara Haelle for NPR) The reasons people may skip vaccines such as the flu shot are many. They can
Read MoreNursing named most trusted profession for 16th consecutive year
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nurses are the most trusted professionals in the United States, according to the
Read MoreSickle Cell Patients, Families And Doctors Face A ‘Fight For Everything’
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) CHICAGO — The day before his 30th birthday, Marqus Valentine was in a
Read MoreAnother reason to lose weight
In a recent study looking at cancers in U.S. adults age 50 -74 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control,
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