Items Tagged ‘PTSD’
October 26, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for October 26, 2018
Harvard Business Review, Lessons from Mayo Clinic’s Redesign of Stroke Care by W. David Freeman — Facing escalating costs of medications and technology, health care patients and providers in the United States continue to search for opportunities to reduce overall costs while maintaining and improving health care outcomes. At the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Stroke Center […]
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May 6, 2016
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Carmen Zwicker Wall Street Journal How to Grab Customers With Real-Time Streaming Video […]
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July 5, 2012
PTSD Nightmare Drug Effectiveness Verified
Mayo Clinic scientists say they have verified a drug’s effectiveness in blunting PTSD-related nightmares. A dozen studies about prazosin were reviewed. It was well-tolerated, can take effect within days to weeks, and some patients’ nightmares returned when it was stopped, Mayo psychiatrist Dr. Simon Kung said. Additional coverage: Insciences, PsyPost Post-Bulletien
Tags: prazosin, PTSD, Simon Kung
June 23, 2012
Blood Pressure Drug Effective for Treating PTSD-Related Nightmares, Study Suggests
Mayo Clinic researchers have found the use of the blood pressure drug prazosin as an effective treatment to curb post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related nightmares… “The studies showed the drug was well-tolerated and can take effect rapidly, within days to weeks, and some patients reported a return of nightmares when the course of prazosin was stopped,” […]
Tags: prazosin, PTSD, Simon Kung