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Pain Management

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Asylum Seekers Enter U.S. With Unexpectedly Large Symptom Load

β€” Stress, CVD, pain symptoms highly prevalent in those evaluated in New York City

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Opinion
Hello Buprenorphine, Step Into My Practice

It's time for the medical field to reduce OUD stigma and embrace this essential medication

Dec 03, 2024
Opinion
Measuring the Quality of Pain Management

Fair and useful performance measures help ensure more appropriate treatment

Nov 29, 2024
Chronic Pain Is Rising, and It's Not Clear Why

More Americans are living with pain now, CDC data show

Nov 27, 2024
U.K. Data Tie Acetaminophen to Increased Ulcer Risk

Not so stomach-safe after all?

Nov 26, 2024
Chronic Pain Is Rising, and It's Not Clear Why

More Americans are living with pain now, CDC data show

U.K. Data Tie Acetaminophen to Increased Ulcer Risk

Not so stomach-safe after all?

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Chronic Pain Affects One in Four Americans, CDC Reports

Nearly 9% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities

Nov 21, 2024
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Opioids Tied to Higher Dementia Risk, but Only After a Point

Relationships persisted in older adults with chronic pain or who used weak opioids only

Nov 19, 2024
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Opinion
The Dual Role of Illusion in Patient Care

From painted leaves to placebos, we must balance hope and honesty

Nov 18, 2024
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Gabapentinoids Tied to Hip Fractures in Older Adults

Risk of hip fracture was high in people with frailty or chronic kidney disease

Nov 13, 2024
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Wegovy Reduced Pain From Knee Osteoarthritis

Patients taking the GLP-1 drug also had greater improvement in physical function

Oct 30, 2024
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Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain

Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it

Oct 29, 2024
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Metformin and Congenital Abnormalities; Deprescribing in Patients With Dementia

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Oct 26, 2024
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Use of Lidocaine During Vaginoscopic Hysteroscopy-Guided Biopsy Reduced Pain

The procedure is usually performed without pain control

Oct 24, 2024
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Sodium Channel Blocker Relieves Acute Pain in Phase III Data

Trials favor a first new class of pain drug in years

Oct 22, 2024
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Deep Neuromuscular Blockade Helps Keyhole Surgery, but Not Outcomes Per Se

No impact on safety outcomes after laparoscopic surgery

Oct 20, 2024
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Clonidine Comparable to Morphine for Infants With Opioid Withdrawal

Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores

Oct 15, 2024
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Acupuncture for Sciatica: Will This Trial Finally Silence the Skeptics?

Findings from new study raise the bar

Oct 14, 2024
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This Exercise May Help Lower Back Pain, No Special Equipment Needed

Carefully structured run-walk program proves mettle in small trial

Oct 08, 2024
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Opinion
Overdose Deaths Are Falling but the Mission Is Far From Accomplished

We still don't know what's driving the trend, and numbers remain unacceptably high

Oct 04, 2024
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