Healio Minute Monday, March 11, 2013 Edition: Wheelchairs become ‘body parts,’ acne meets reality, many pediatric CT scans avoidable

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Wheelchair can become an extension of ‘self’

Healio.com/Orthotics-Prosthetics: For some individuals with spinal cord injury, brain plasticity induces perception that body edges are not fixed. Read more.

Acne patients may benefit from more realistic expectations

Healio.com/Dermatology: Patient adherence may improve if they realize that average treatment duration is 9 months. Read more.

Does that child really need an abdominal CT scan?

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Nearly one quarter of scans might be avoided with more rigorous factors screening. Read more.

Intimate partner violence: End is new beginning for children

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Resolution means lasting reduction in clinically significant child behavior problems. Read more.

Health care reform will require high dose of primary care

Healio.com: Researchers predict 10% shortfall as coverage expands in US to 29 million currently uninsured. Read more.