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Medical cannabis may cut opioid use for back pain, OA
Preliminary data suggest more than one-third of people with back pain no longer used opioids after filling cannabis prescriptions. Opioid...
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Shoulder arthritis surgery: Depression complicates care
“People with depression and anxiety feel pain differently. It might have to do with your outlook – are you catastrophizing or thinking it’s a...
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TKA: Posterior-stabilized bearing design ups revision risk
Posterior-stabilized bearings, used in more than half of total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) in the United States, may increase risk for revision,...
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TKA outcomes for age 80+ similar to younger patients
In a study of more than 1.7 million cases, length of hospital stay and readmission rates were only slightly higher for octogenarians than for...
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Self-care tips for clinicians as COVID-19 lingers
“We want to promote psychological flexibility: the ability to stay in contact with the present moment,” Dr. Jon A. Levenson said.
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Real-world data reinforce stem cell transplant for progressive systemic sclerosis
In real-world study, stem cell transplant provides major advantages for rapidly progressive systemic sclerosis if strict selection criteria are...
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Can immunotherapy replace surgery for stomach cancer?
The complete pathologic response rate to neoadjuvant nivolumab/ipilimumab was 59%.
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Dermatologists driving use of vascular lasers in the Medicare population
Reimbursement rates were greatest in the Western geographic region of the United States.
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Filler complications involving vascular necrosis, vision changes on the rise
The three most common injection sites involving necrosis and vision changes were the cheek, the nose, and the nasolabial fold.
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In metastatic breast cancer, primary resections on the decline
The trend follows randomized, controlled trials that showed no survival benefit to surgery.
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Two questions can help establish a diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa
There is no perfect outcome measure yet, but progress is being made.