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Sep 20

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Acus Foundation featured in The Economist as successful case study in combating the opioid epidemic

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Las Vegas, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Prescription drugs, Veterans, Wounded warriors | No Comments

The Economist Intelligence Unit featured Acus Foundation in a special report on innovative programs successfully combating the opioid epidemic. Read the report here: http://tacklingopioids.eiu.com/case_study/medical-treatment-including-alternative-practices/ Our goal at Acus is to interrupt the opioid epidemic at its outset: the primary care clinic. As the report's Executive Summary notes, "practitioners see the problem but don't...

Jun 30

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Acus Foundation May-June 2017 Newsletter | New Acus Graduates

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Las Vegas, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Nellis, Opioids, Pain, Prescription drugs, Veterans, Wounded warriors | No Comments

Read the latest Acus newsletter here! Highlights include: the graduation of the second Acus cohort at Nellis AFB, $20,000 grant from Mary E. Groff Charitable Trust, and new Acus Program Coordinator, Sarah Weiss.

Apr 05

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Acus Foundation March-April 2017 Newsletter | Acupuncture Eases Phantom Limb Pain

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Fort Carson, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioids, Pain, Veterans, Wounded warriors | No Comments

Our latest newsletter is out! Read about acupuncture easing phantom limb pain, Nellis AFB physicians becoming "architects," advanced training at Walter Reed, auricular acupuncture at Ft. Campbell, and more. Click here to read more.

Feb 06

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Acus Foundation January-February 2017 Newsletter | 62% Drop in Opioids with Acupuncture

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Pain, Prescription drugs, Veterans | No Comments

Read it here! Headlines from our just-published January-February 2017 newsletter: 62% Drop in Opioids with Acupuncture at Nellis AFB -- Acus awarded 2017 Worldwide Grant from MDRT Foundation -- New Advisory Board Member, Laura Rittenhouse. Click here for more news.

Nov 17

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Acus Foundation November-December 2016 Newsletter Published

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Las Vegas, Military, Nellis, Pain, Veterans | No Comments

Our last newsletter of 2016 has been published! In this issue: Acus Preceptor, Tom Etges, MD talks about "A-ha" moments; resident-physicians at Nellis AFB needle clementines; we welcome newest Acus Advisory Board Member, Kelly Welles; our preceptors head to Nantucket for advanced training, and more. Click here to read the...