Pain
Clinicians’ ‘openness’ to spiritual care can help patients process cancer
The patient’s eyes welled up as soon as Marvin O. Delgado Guay, MD, FAAHPM, asked the question.
Waterproof bandages ‘reasonable alternative’ to petroleum-based wound care
Weekly hydrocolloid dressings were comparable to a daily petroleum-based regimen for patient-reported scar appearance after dermatologic surgery, researchers reported in JAMA Dermatology.
Case Studies
Evidence shows kids with sickle cell pain need timely meds in ED
Children with pain from sickle cell disease who received opioids within 1 hour of arriving in the ED were less likely to be hospitalized, according to the results of a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Q&A: Investigating brain plasticity after limb amputation
A collaboration between scientists from the NIH and University College London found that the brain does not automatically recognize when a limb has been amputated, according to data published in Nature Neuroscience.
Clinical Presentation
Cancer survivors are using cannabis more, but mostly for recreation
More than 8% of cancer survivors are likely using cannabis, but more than half of them may be using it recreationally.
Differential Diagnosis
LGBTQIA+ individuals with migraine face more barriers, lower quality care
MINNEAPOLIS —LGBTQIA+ individuals face more barriers, perceived stigma and less quality migraine care compared with their heterosexual or cisgender counterparts, according to a presenter.
Moving beyond medications: New frontiers of back pain management in primary care
Chronic low back pain is one of the most frequent and challenging conditions encountered in primary care.