Tag Archives: Treatments

Reviewing Interventional Treatments for Chronic Headache – Medical Bag

When chronic headaches and facial pain are complicated by comorbidities, polypharmacy, intolerance, or refractory pain, some clinicians are turning to interventional modalities to ease headache pain.1 Patients who cannot get relief with acute treatment were found to be 2 to 3 times more likely to transition to chronic migraine.2 Interventions to treat the most common… Read More: Reviewing Interventional Treatments for Chronic Headache – Medical Bag »

Hepatitis C Treatments Are Safe and Effective for Seniors

As the U.S. population living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) ages, the safety and efficacy of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment for the senior population is an important concern. The bulk of those living with HCV in the United States are baby boomers—those born between 1945 and 1965—about half of whom are over age 65 and… Read More: Hepatitis C Treatments Are Safe and Effective for Seniors »

How one bit of medical jargon fuels public confusion about cancer treatments

Most new cancer treatments haven’t been proven to help patients live longer or feel better. Instead they delay the growth of tumors — which may be faster to measure but doesn’t necessarily indicate a tangible benefit for patients. But you wouldn’t grasp that sobering fact from some recent news coverage: A headline in the UK’s… Read More: How one bit of medical jargon fuels public confusion about… »

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