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Methylene blue: Should you take it? Methylene blue is a bright blue dye, but there's more than meets the eye: it also has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidepressant and pain relief properties. To learn more about how it is used in h...

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The Town Where Everyone Talks About Death In La Crosse, Wisconsin, almost everyone plans for their death. Not coincidentally, La Crosse spends less on end-of-life care than any other place in the country.

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Palliative Rehabilitation in Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation: Prognostic Factors and Functional Outcomes in Patients with Cancer - PubMed Approximately 1 in 6 patients who completed acute inpatient rehabilitation died within 2 months of discharge, had poorer baseline functional status, and were less likely to regain function than those who lived longer.

Approximately 1 in 6 patients who completed acute inpatient rehabilitation died within 2 months of discharge, had poorer baseline functional status, and were less likely to regain function than those who lived longer.

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Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients With Non-Cancer Diagnoses: Clinical Characteristics, Symptom Burden, and Service Delivery - PubMed IntroductionPopulation aging has contributed to the increased prevalence of chronic non-communicable and disabling diseases, increasing the demand for home-based palliative care.ObjectiveTo describe t...

A Brazilian study of 248 non-cancer patients in home palliative care (mean age 80.8) found neurological/circulatory diseases most common. Median stay was 50 days, with high functional decline and frequent visits. All died at home, showing intensive PC works
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Is allulose a healthy sugar substitute? Allulose is a sugar substitute that has been promoted as being lower in calories and better tasting than other sweeteners. But is it safe? Senior research dietitian Erma Levy shares what to know about allulose.

Allulose is a naturally occurring sugar found in foods like wheat, dried figs, molasses, maple syrup and raisins.

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Adding This 5-Minute Task to My Bedtime Routine Helps Me Fall Asleep in 15 Minutes Plus, a sleep medicine doctor offers expert advice on how to get more quality sleep.

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Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis Although 10 000 steps per day can still be a viable target for those who are more active, 7000 steps per day is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in health outcomes and might be a mor...

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Breaking free from prognostic paralysis in chronic advanced diseases - PubMed Breaking free from prognostic paralysis in chronic advanced diseases

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How do we overcome prognostic paralysis?

Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults: systematic review, meta-analysis and updated NeuPSIG recommendations Neuropathic pain is difficult to treat. New treatments, clinical trials and standards of quality for assessing evidence justify an update of evidence-based recommendations for its pharmacological trea...

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Comparison of Accelerated Resolution Therapy for PTSD Between Veterans With and Without Prior PTSD Treatment - PubMed In a brief treatment period, ART appears to result in substantial reductions in symptoms of PTSD among veterans, including those with residual PTSD symptoms after prior treatment with first-line psych...

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Subcutaneous vs Intravenous Administration of Medications and Fluids for Patients With Cancer in the US and Canada - PubMed Subcutaneous vs Intravenous Administration of Medications and Fluids for Patients With Cancer in the US and Canada

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Symptom Burden in Patients with Malignant Bowel Obstruction Treated With or Without Surgery - PubMed In this first study evaluating patient-reported outcomes after treatment for malignant bowel obstruction, we found that selection for surgical treatment was associated with improved survival, but also...

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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review Painful diabetic neuropathy is a common disease that results in significant pain and disability. Treatment options have traditionally consisted of conservative measures including topical and oral medi...

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Contributors to age inequalities in loneliness among older adults: a decomposition analysis of 29 countries Loneliness is highly prevalent and can have severe health consequences. While generally assumed to increase with age, some evidence suggests the relationship between age and loneliness may vary acr...

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Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Teams in Acute Care Hospitals and Cancer Centers: A Job for Sisyphus - PubMed Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Teams in Acute Care Hospitals and Cancer Centers: A Job for Sisyphus

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Frontiers | Brain Changes Associated With Long-Term Ketamine Abuse, A Systematic Review Recently, the abuse of ketamine has soared. Therefore, it is of great importance to study its potential risks. The effects of prolonged ketamine on the brain...

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Navigating Generational Differences on Health Care Teams - CAPC Blog All about the challenges and benefits of age diversity on health care teams—plus four key principles for leading multigenerational teams successfully.

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Opioid conversion in adults with cancer: MASCC-ASCO-AAHPM-HPNA-NICSO guideline - PubMed The recommendations address three main topics: pre-conversion assessments, strategies for conversion, and post-conversion assessments. The goal is to reduce the relative risk of overdosing or under-do...

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Integrative Medicine for Pain Management in Oncology: Society for Integrative Oncology-ASCO Guideline - PubMed Among adult patients, acupuncture should be recommended for aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain. Acupuncture or reflexology or acupressure may be recommended for general cancer pain or musculoskele...

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Timing of referral to outpatient palliative care for patients with haematologic malignancies - PubMed Outpatient palliative-care facilitates timely supportive-care access; however, there is a paucity of studies on the timing of referral in the outpatient setting for patients with haematologic malignan...

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Early Palliative Care-an intervention that can be a source of hope for a caregiver even after their loved ones death

The Use of Olanzapine for Nonmedical Opioid Use in a Patient with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care - PubMed The Use of Olanzapine for Nonmedical Opioid Use in a Patient with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care

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Dinner with a Doctor: Straight talk about the new weight loss drugs The popularity of new weight management drugs like the semaglutide Wegovy/Ozempic have skyrocketed. Panelists had the chance to ask Emory doctors any and all questions about the drugs, such as: How do...

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A Mindfulness-Based Intervention as a Supportive Care Strategy for Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Their Spouses: Results of a Three-Arm Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial - Pub... It seems feasible and possibly efficacious to deliver dyadic interventions via videoconference to couples coping with metastatic lung cancer. Mindfulness-based interventions may be of value to managin...

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Improv training: A new approach to dementia care | Emory University | Atlanta GA url:https://news.emory.edu/stories/2025/01/hs_improving_dementia_care_through_improv_15-01-2025/story.html?utm_source=Emory_Report&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Emory_Report_EB_011725

What is royal jelly? Royal jelly is a bee product, but it has many differences from honey. Here’s how royal jelly is made, the nutrients it contains and what to know about its use as a dietary supplement.

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Perspectives on Self-Reported Sexual Dysfunction by Palliative Care Patients with Cancer - PubMed <span><b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The aim of this study was to investigate from the perspective of palliative care (PC) patients with cancer, the frequency of sexual dysfunction (SD) and their views reg...

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