Archive: 01/08/2016
Telestroke program closes gaps in treatment, increases access to timely stroke remedy
The use of a life-saving clot-dissolving treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke increased by 73 percent following the implementation of a Kaiser Permanente telestroke program, according to a study published today ...
Aug 1, 2016
Combining medications could offer better results for ADHD patients
Three studies to be published in the August 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) report that combining two standard medications could lead to greater clinical improvements ...
Aug 1, 2016
Nurse's work seeks to shed light on need for – and abuse of – pain medication
It's a dark paradox that hits uncomfortably close to home: Southwest Virginia has both some of the nation's worst opioid abuse, as well as cancer death rates that are 23 percent higher than the state average, facts that often ...
Aug 1, 2016