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Mindfulness training for migraine just beginning to gather steam
SAN FRANCISCO – “The effects of mindfulness by and large rivaled those for medication alone,” says researcher Frank Andrasik, PhD.
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Tuition-free med school touches off multimillion-dollar debate
New York University’s School of Medicine is learning that no good deed goes unpunished.
From the Journals
Study examines the world of alcohol use
Alcohol-related problems cause 2.8 million deaths a year worldwide.
What Your Patients are Hearing
Charting a life with Alzheimer’s disease
Interviews with couple chronicle the devastating impact the disease can have on families.
What Your Patients are Hearing
For women athletes, motherhood can bring unique challenges
For Serena Williams, balancing her new identity as a mother with her commitment to tennis was “tough.”
What Your Patients are Hearing
Schools’ cell phone policies: What’s best for students?
One mother thinks that keeping the devices away from her high school sons during the school day is a good idea.
From the Journals
Childhood change of residence raises psychoses risk in young adults
Children and adolescents who move farther and more frequently are at increased risk of nonaffective psychotic disorders by 29 years of age.
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Earnings gap seen among Maryland physicians
Male physicians worked 11% more hours, women earned 33% less money.
Conference Coverage
Prescription opioid epidemic hits migraine patients hard
SAN FRANCISCO – “We’re seeing a lot of opioid use in these migraine patients,” says Jason S. Yu, PharmD.
From the Journals
Witnessed overdose, HCV infection associated with greater opioid overdose risk
News from the FDA/CDC
Feds take baseline on EHR interoperability
Survey respondents report challenges with integrating external reports, summaries.