AI and Home Care: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Innovation to Meet Growing Needs

• By: Josh Klein Emerest
• July 29th, 2024
• aging adults, AI, artificial intelligence, caregiver burnout, healthcare, home healthcare, Summer 2024 Issue, technology, treatments
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We are on the brink of a significant transformation in healthcare, driven by two converging crises: an aging population and an overburdened workforce. As the number of elderly individuals requiring care continues to grow, the home care sector faces unprecedented challenges due to high staff burnout...

Can Medical Cannabis Treat Chronic Pain?

• By: Grace Hennessy, MD NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• April 24th, 2024
• addiction, chronic pain, medical cannabis, Spring 2024 Issue, treatments
• 974    0

An estimated 20% of adults in the United States experience chronic pain (Zelaya, 2020). For many years, opioid analgesics were the primary medications prescribed for chronic pain, but the significant increase in opioid prescriptions at high doses and for long durations has been associated with...