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Patients Prefer Face-to-Face Communication, No Computer
Seventy-two percent of patients with advanced cancer prefer face-to-face communication
ACAAI: Telemedicine Can Be Beneficial in Allergy Care
Telemedicine use likely to expand for allergy care; further research is needed into impact, outcomes
ACAAI: Doctors Not Adhering to New Peanut Guidelines
Thirty-eight percent of pediatricians scored 1 or less; only 11 percent scored 4 on 0-to-4 scale
ASA: Opioid-Free Anesthesia Feasible for Surgical Procedures
Only 36 percent of patients request oral opioid meds in PACU despite receiving opioid-free anesthesia
ASA: Botox Injections Beneficial for Migraine in Children
Statistically significant changes in migraine intensity, frequency, duration from pre- to post-therapy
ASA: Fewer Opioids Being Used for Post-Op Pain After TKA, THA
Increase in proportion of patients receiving one, two, more than two analgesic modes
ASA: Ketamine Infusions May Relieve Pain in Migraine
Least pain on day 4, achieved at mean ketamine rates of 30.8±3.6 mg/hr less than maximum dose
Yoga Plus Aerobics Beneficial in Coronary Heart Disease
Greater improvement in CHD risk factors for combined intervention versus either alone
ACG: Fecal Transplant Safe in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Fecal microbiota transplantation seems safe, increases microbial diversity, may improve ALP
ACG: Defecation Posture Modification Device Beneficial
Significant reductions in bowel movement duration, straining patterns and increase in bowel emptiness
