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Health care providers navigate medical marijuana prescriptions for patients

Health care providers navigate medical marijuana prescriptions for patients

WPSD-TV (Paducah, KY)

Feb 10, 2023

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order late last year allowing people to get a written certification to buy medical marijuana...

Psychedelics May Be Part of U.S. Medicine Sooner Than You Think

Psychedelics May Be Part of U.S. Medicine Sooner Than You Think

TIME

Feb 8, 2023

Australian regulators announced that medicines containing the psychedelic substances MDMA and psilocybin can soon be used there to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment-resistant depression, respectively.

Surrounding States ‘Warily Eyeing’ California’s Evolving Hospice Laws

Surrounding States ‘Warily Eyeing’ California’s Evolving Hospice Laws

Hospice News

Feb 3, 2023

As California pursues hospice licensing reform, some providers in other states are watching for
similar actions closer to home...

Dementia Patients Less Likely Than Others to Receive Hospice Care

Dementia Patients Less Likely Than Others to Receive Hospice Care

Hospice News

Feb 9, 2023

Patients with dementia are less likely to receive hospice in their last month of life than those
who have other diagnoses, 12.5% compared to 17.3%, a recent study has found...

Opioid tapering can disrupt primary care bond, lead to more ED visits

Opioid tapering can disrupt primary care bond, lead to more ED visits

McKnight’s Long Term Care News

Feb 8, 2023

Clinicians may wish to carefully weigh the risks and benefits when considering drug tapering for
patients on long-term opioids therapy with stable doses, the results of a new study suggest...

Medical cannabis may help seniors taper opioids for chronic pain—study

Medical cannabis may help seniors taper opioids for chronic pain—study

McKnight’s Long Term Care News

Feb 1, 2023

New findings offer evidence that medical cannabis could be helpful in tapering patients off
long-term opioid treatment for chronic pain, investigators say...

Hospice of the Piedmont President & CEO Announces Retirement

Hospice of the Piedmont President & CEO Announces Retirement

News Release

Feb 9, 2023

VA—Ron Cottrell, President and CEO of Hospice of the Piedmont, announced today that he is retiring...

Shedding meds before post-acute stay is best fix for polypharmacy—study

Shedding meds before post-acute stay is best fix for polypharmacy—study

McKnight’s Long Term Care News

Feb 7, 2023

Patients who start a deprescribing intervention before their post-acute care admission have fewer medications at discharge and at a 90-day follow-up than their peers with usual care, researchers report...

Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Hospice News

Jan 30, 2023

Virginia-based Capital Caring Health is expanding its home-based primary care program...

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