We all know what doctors do on a general level. They diagnose and treat medical conditions. However, this description is very basic as there is a lot more to being a doctor than that. And even the process of diagnosing medical conditions requires specialist knowledge and years of training. It … Read the rest

Cannabis has been getting a lot of attention lately. One of the more recent stories to make the rounds involves a study showing that as many as half of all chronic pain patients who use medical cannabis have also reduced their use of opioids. That is good news for chronic … Read the rest

Despite medical marijuana now being legal in some 38 states, doctors across the country remain wary of it. They are not comfortable helping patients obtain medical cannabis cards. They do not want to go on record as recommending it. The question is, why? What is it about medical marijuana that … Read the rest

Medical cannabis now enjoys state-legal status in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and several U.S. territories. From the most liberal states to their equally conservative counterparts, medical cannabis has been approved by one voter proposition after another. Nonetheless, access barriers remain.

An access barrier is something that prevents medical … Read the rest

You might have heard a piece of age-old advice regarding eating and getting to sleep – don’t eat right before bed. This is not a worthless wisdom, but it is pretty imprecise. When you head to bed, you want to make sure that your body’s needs are satisfied to the … Read the rest