veterans
Unsung Heroes: Lifesaving Contributions of Surgeons on D-Day
In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Leo Gordon, MD, gave a presentation on how American medicine ...
AUGUST 13, 2024
Pharmacists Optimize Telehealth Medication Management for Veterans
Incorporating mental health clinical pharmacist practitioners into a telehealth comprehensive medication management ...
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
COVID-19 Changed Veterans’ Relationship With Pain, Often for the Better
Data from a study published in the Journal of Pain indicate that lifestyle changes associated with the COVID-19 ...
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Perioperative Acupuncture Reduces Post-op Pain, Opioid Use in VA Study
Perioperative acupuncture reduced patients’ postoperative pain and opioid use by about half, according to a ...
MARCH 15, 2021
Major Therapeutic Changes Needed More Often Than Provided in Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis
U.S. veterans with moderate to high rheumatoid arthritis activity achieved significant clinical improvement after a ...
JANUARY 12, 2021
VA Puget Sound Finds Success in Its Innovative Approach To Chronic Pain Management
A slew of posters presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, in National ...
AUGUST 19, 2020
Panoply of Complementary and Alternative Treatments Provided to Veterans With Chronic Pain
David Cosio, PhD, a psychologist in the interdisciplinary pain program at the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical ...
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Benzodiazepine Scripts Fall Among Older Vets but Remain ‘Too High’
Prescribers are making consistent gains in reducing the use of benzodiazepines in older adults, but more education ...
MAY 8, 2018
Patients Report Worse Outcomes With Higher Opioid Doses
Concerns with the safety and adverse effects of opioids have grown with increases in prescribing and dose, and ...
JUNE 15, 2017
Study Lends Insight Into ‘Natural History’ Of Pain in Elderly
Nearly two-thirds of a cohort of thousands of older veterans with chronic pain saw sustained reductions in their ...
MARCH 9, 2017
Study: CPAP for Sleep Apnea Does Not Reduce Pain Intensity, Opioid Dependence
Continuous positive airway pressure treatment neither reduces pain intensity nor consumption of opioids in veterans ...
MARCH 8, 2017
Cryoablation Found To Reduce Phantom Limb Pain
The procedure consists of placing a probe in an analogous fashion to the diagnostic injection. After 10 minutes of ...
MAY 13, 2016
