COVID-19 Data Update: Checking Our Assumptions
/What we know now versus what we knew then.
Read MoreMedical Conferences Should Be Cancelled Due to COVID-19
/It’s not a good idea to gather a bunch of health care providers in an enclosed space and then send them back to their practices and hospitals.
Read MoreSpike in Hepatitis C Infections May Be Side-Effect of Oxycontin Reformulation
/In 2010, oxycontin was reformulated to deter abuse. There may have been some nasty side-effects to that change.
Read MoreFentanyl is now the #1 Cause of Opioid Overdose Deaths
/A new study finds that synthetic opioids like fentanyl are now found in the system of the majority of individuals who die of drug overdose.
Read MoreSelf-Harming Behavior Among 10-14 Year Old Girls Skyrockets
/New study documents a staggering 266% increase in the rate of self-harm behavior among girls aged 10-14.
Read MoreMarijuana: The Cure For Our Opioid Crisis? Doc-to-Doc with Yasmin Hurd
/I spoke with Yasmin Hurd, Professor of Neuroscience, Pharacology, and Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai about her research which suggests that the best way to beat the opioid epidemic, may lie within another illicit substance.
Read MoreDoc to Doc with Chronic Pain Expert Daniel Clauw
/I had the chance to speak with chronic pain expert Dr. Daniel Clauw about the opioid epidemic, and physician's responsibility for it. He takes no prisoners.
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