I was on inpatient service and reviewed the patient’s chart to find out that her cancer had spread to her spine, which had incapacitated her to the point that she could not walk on her own and required assistance even for...
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It takes a special person to care for people during their most vulnerable states, to keep intimate...
Read MoreThere are increasing calls to discipline or de-credential doctors who are spreading anti-vaccine, anti-mask, and other pandemic misinformation. While statistics show that 96% of US physicians are vaccinated, a handful repeatedly...
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Although only in its beginning stages, the global healthcare gamification market is anticipated to...
Read MoreWe spoke with Dr. MedLaw to discuss the recent 7:2 decision that the Supreme Court issued in its third holding on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). What was the history of this case? In 2017, the individual mandate penalty was re-...
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Race and income—both on an individual basis and in combination—affect the incidence of migraine...
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A high-quality diet was associated with lower migraine severity and frequency, according to a...
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“Migraine, which affects more than 1 billion people worldwide, is one of the leading causes of...
Read MoreA survey by The Harris Poll shows that since the pandemic, nearly three in 10 Americans have initiated or increased their use of supplements, bringing the percentage of daily supplement users to more than 75% of adults. The poll...
Read MoreNeck pain does not necessarily indicate cervical musculoskeletal dysfunction when present with migraine, according to a study published in Headache. Researchers conducted a crosssectional, single-blinded study among 124 patients...
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“Migraine headaches affect more than 12% of the United States population, mostly females, and...
Read MoreAccording to a March 2021 release by InstaMed, “Trends in Healthcare Payments Eleventh Annual Report: 2020,” payer trends in healthcare payments have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years....
Read MoreA portable, disposable, and home self-applied transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device is effective for reducing pain among patients with migraine, according to a study published in PAIN Practice. Investigators...
Read MorePatients with migraine report significantly more dizziness and motion sickness than controls during a virtual roller coaster ride, according to a study published in Neurology. Researchers examined the behavioral and neuronal...
Read MoreComponents of nonpharmacologic interventions may be effective for treating pediatric migraine, according to a review published in Pediatrics. Inves- tigators conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis to examine...
Read MoreInterventions that increase dietary intake of eicos- apentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), with or without a decrease in lin- oleic acid, alter bioactive mediators that are im- plicated in migraine and reduce...
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“The COVID-19 pandemic has led to extremely unusual circumstances, altering people’s behavior,...
Read MoreAlthough white matter hyperintensity (WMH) has no relevant prognostic value regarding the course of migraine and vascular complications, WMH patterns may be used to differentiate migraine as a primary disorder and other...
Read MoreAmong patients with chronic migraine (CM) with medication overuse headache (MOH), those treated in an outpatient facility, those with more than 69 headaches during 3 months, and those with relevant symptoms of anxiety and...
Read MoreDuring a recent PW Podcast episode, we spoke with Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School; and Associate Professor of Medicine and Hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...
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