CMS proposed fee schedule poses challenges for acupuncture reimbursement
Photo Cred: Louis Velazquez/Unsplash By David Miller, MD, LAc, and Margaret Chesney, PhD The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on August 5 its fee schedule that will...
Read MoreResearch finds yoga, mindfulness meditation reduce chronic pain
Photo Cred: Elly Fairytale/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions...
Read MoreBrain fog following COVID-19 may indicate PTSD, study finds
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Lingering brain fog and other neurological symptoms after the novel coronavirus (COVID -19) recovery may be due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an...
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial
Photo Cred: Freestocks.org/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Updated: October 14, 2020 Johnson & Johnson announced it would be temporarily halting its novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an...
Read MoreBlood sugar control boosts brain health for type 2 diabetes patients
Photo Cred: PhotoMIX Company/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Controlling blood sugar levels improved the ability to clearly think, learn, and remember among people with type 2 diabetes who were overweight, according...
Read MorePrevious infection may lessen severity of COVID-19, study finds
Photo Cred: Erkan Utu/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Being previously infected with other types of coronaviruses may decrease the severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infections, the virus that...
Read MoreResearch finds new clues linking stress and depression
Photo Cred: Andrew Neel/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden identified a protein in the brain that is important both for the function of the mood-regulating...
Read MoreSocial isolation worsens effects of Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
Photo Cred: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Social isolation worsens the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, increasing anxiety and asymmetry in brain atrophy, according to a new study by the Universitat...
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