Since the vaccines against COVID-19 were in development, physicians and other healthcare experts recognized that the rollout of the vaccines would likely be met with vaccine hesitancy. While the world has contended with a group of people who are opposed to any type of vaccination - the so-called anti-vaxxers - it was immediately clear to behavioral … [Read more...]
Do Financial Incentives Motivate People to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Telehealth Is Here to Stay
OPYS Telehealth Blog Series December 2021 Issue No. 1 Telehealth is here to stay. There, I said it. While many people may not have heard the term ‘telemedicine’ prior to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, the terms ‘virtual health’, ‘virtual visit’, and ‘video visit’ are now commonly used to describe a telehealth visit; also known as a live, … [Read more...]
Is Abuse-Deterrent OxyContin Effective?
With the release of the new television series “Dopesick,” which chronicles Perdue Pharma’s infamous role in opioid addiction in the United States, has come great interest in OxyContin and Oxycodone. Indeed, there is an ongoing unmet need for nonaddictive medications that are effective in treating severe pain. Recently, a new type of OxyContin … [Read more...]
New Guidelines For Preventing Recurrent Stroke
Strokes are common and can lead to significant disability or death. Ischemic strokes that involve blockages in blood flow in the brain due to plaques or clots account for nearly 90% of all strokes in the U.S. It has long been recognized that suffering one stroke significantly increases one’s risk for having another stroke in the future when the … [Read more...]
Are Pregnant Women Willing to get Vaccinated for COVID-19?
When the COVID-19 vaccinations were first authorized for emergency use, there was significant debate around whether pregnant women should receive the vaccines. With a lack of adequate data, it was difficult for physicians to advise that pregnant women pursue vaccination. With initial data suggesting that the vaccine was not leading to any serious … [Read more...]