A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 11, 2025

Jimmy has a bad back. He’s fused at every level, some of them done twice. After many prescriptions of oral pain medication, he landed on Butrans, the buprenorphine patch that stays on for a week, hits the mu receptor for pain just like the regular opiates but not the depression inducing kappa receptor. It has fewer side effects in general and is less likely to cause respiratory depression if somebody were to double up on their dose.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 11, 2025

More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says.

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NPR Health

MAY 11, 2025

High-end accommodations for pooches are thriving in one of the world's most unequal countries. They have their defenders and their critics. Who's barking up the right tree?

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Medical Xpress

MAY 11, 2025

Spend too long on social media and you might start to hear the term "cortisol face" used to describe someone with supposedly puffy eyes or cheeks. The phrase describes the physical signs that some believe result from prolonged stress, particularly elevated levels of the hormone cortisol. It's often used to encourage people to do something about their stress levels.

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NPR Health

MAY 11, 2025

"Work hard my children." That's what my mother always told me and my siblings. All I wanted to do was play hide and seek and netball. Years later, we had a good talk about her parenting style. Essay by Esther Ngumbi. Editor: Marc Silver. Publishing Sunday morning. Adapted from an earlier essay by Esther Ngumbi from a few years ago.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 11, 2025

High school athletes diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) take significantly longer to recover from concussions than their peers, according to new research from the University of Hawaii at Mnoa.

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NPR Health

MAY 11, 2025

Didn't get your full eight hours of sleep last night? NPR's Life Kit has tips to recover in the aftermath of a bad night's sleep.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 11, 2025

The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts (the Roberts Court) has made several high-profile rulings affecting health care over the past two decades, including its 2012 decision that upheld the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion but made it optional for states and its 2022 decision that abortion was not a fundamental right protected by the US Constitution.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 11, 2025

Have you ever felt an unexpected sense of calm while walking barefoot on grass? Or noticed your stress begin to fade as you stood ankle deep in the ocean? If so, you may have unknowingly "grounded" yourself to the Earth.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 11, 2025

Doctors often start exams with the so-called "eyeball test"a snap judgment about whether the patient appears older or younger than their age, which can influence key medical decisions.

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