Health
Family caregivers can help shape the outcomes for their loved ones—an ICU nurse explains their vital role
The floor nurse had just told me that my new patient—let's call her Marie—would not stop screaming.
Apr 10, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows art therapy brings benefits for mental health
Creating art for healing purposes dates back tens of thousands of years, to the practices of First Nations people around the world. Art therapy uses creative processes, primarily visual art such as painting, drawing or sculpture, ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find more action is needed to prevent arthritis after knee reconstruction surgery
The prevalence of early knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms faced by patients after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is staggering—but not much is being done to address it, according to new research published ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
FDA approves first prescription digital therapy for major depression
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first prescription digital therapeutic authorized for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) symptoms.
Apr 5, 2024
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Health
Women's health researchers explore pregnancy and postpartum muscle strength
A decade-long partnership between the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) has yielded significant advancements in global research and scholarship, particularly in women's ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Health
Identifying risk of poor pain outcomes to steer patients to early interventions and avoid opioid overuse
For most people, recovering from an injury or surgery might require a short round of painkillers, but for about 1 in 10 people, pain can trigger protracted and escalating mental, physical and behavioral health problems.
Mar 20, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Breathe, don't vent: Turning down the heat is key to managing anger, study suggests
Venting about a source of anger might feel good in the moment, but it's not effective at reducing the rage, new research suggests.
Mar 18, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Hope for treating sleep disorders, no pills required
Are sleeping pills the only solution for insomnia? Not according to Flinders University's Dr. Alexander Sweetman, who says that using self-guided digital behavioral therapy is an alternative solution that should be considered.
Mar 13, 2024
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Surgery
Setting realistic expectations for recovery after robotic lung surgery
Are surgeons giving patients unrealistic expectations about recovery after robotic lung surgery? That's what CU Department of Surgery faculty member Robert Meguid, M.D., MPH, and surgery resident Adam Dyas, M.D., set out ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Medications
Long-acting opioids may be unnecessary in study of total knee replacement
In a new study, researchers have found that replacing long-acting with immediate-release opioids after total knee replacement surgery resulted in comparable pain management but less nausea-medication usage and less need for ...
Mar 6, 2024
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