Chronic pain in the elderly: Mostly all in the head ?

Psychological Interventions Beneficial for Chronic Pain in Older Adults https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/pain-information-center/psychological-interventions-for-chronic-pain-treatment/article/767105/ Patients with noncancer chronic pain can benefit from psychological interventions, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Bahar Niknejad, MD, of the Department of Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, and associates conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to understand if […]

Florida is a sicker state because of Gov. Rick Scott’s partisanship

Florida is a sicker state because of Gov. Rick Scott’s partisanship http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/fl-op-column-randy-schultz-florida-health-care-rick-scott-20180529-story.html In a new Senate ad, Gov. Rick Scott claims that voters must send business executives like himself to Washington. “If you’re not getting the results, you’re not in business.” So let’s look at Scott’s results as governor on health care in Florida. They […]

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