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Merle Diamond, MD, Co-Medical Director, the Diamond Headache Inpatient Program at AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago, discusses how migraine treatment has evolved and how that informs her treatment of intractable migraine patients. Merle Diamond, MD, Co-Medical Director, the Diamond Headache Inpatient Program at AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago โ one of just three in the United States โ discusses the value of inpatient care for patients with prolonged, severe migraines who have not responded to outpatient treatment. The AMITA Health Cancer Institute offers one of the most comprehensive lung cancer programs in the region โ from lung cancer screening and smoking cessation programs to minimally invasive diagnostic and surgical procedures to compassionate palliative care.
Understanding the Context
The AMITA Health Cancer Institute is committed to supporting a comprehensive Oncology Research Program. Data shows that hospitals participating in clinical cancer research have better outcomes overall, as patients benefit from close monitoring and access to leading-edge approaches in cancer care. The Diamond Headache Impatient Program at AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago is one of only two inpatient headache units in the nation. The facility is designed specifically for headache patients and utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment.
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The Integrative Oncology Program at the AMITA Health Cancer Institute uses alternative treatments that have scientific evidence of effectiveness, and incorporates these with traditional cancer care. At the AMITA Health Neurosciences Institute, this approach is the cornerstone of the pain management program. Multidisciplinary teams of pain specialists, surgeons, health psychologists, physical therapists apply a wide range of interventions which include image-guided injections, personalized pharmacologic therapies, mental health services as well as cutting-edge techniques like spinal cord ...