U.S. Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2023, but Experts Say It's Too Soon to Celebrate About 107,500 people died of overdoses last year May 15, 2024
I Didn't Truly Understand Opioid Addiction Until It Killed My Son Despite being a doctor, I learned too late that substance use disorder is a treatable disease May 07, 2024
No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facility How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis Apr 09, 2024
Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk Should Be Withdrawn, Experts Tell FDA Methodology behind AvertD DNA test questioned Apr 04, 2024
'Rock Doc' Gets 20 Years for Illegally Prescribing Opioids Tennessee nurse practitioner promoted his practice with the motto "work hard, play harder" Mar 20, 2024
Sickle Cell Pain Hospitalizations Rose After CDC's Opioid Recs Agency's 2016 guidance may have contributed to reduced access to opioids, and more pain Mar 11, 2024
Biden Defends Reproductive Rights, Touts Drug-Pricing Law in State of the Union President says attacks on IVF, like January 6, are "another assault on American freedom" Mar 08, 2024
Three-Drug Combo Wins for Opioid-Sparing Pain Relief After Hip Replacement Less morphine needed with multiple analgesics Mar 07, 2024
Seniors, Doctors at Odds on Opioid Risks and 'Deprescribing' Conversations between primary care physicians and older patients often "challenging" Mar 06, 2024
CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease; Methods of Illegal Opioid Overdose Also in TTHealthWatch: effectiveness of telemedicine abortion Feb 24, 2024 podcast
For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Prescribed Opioids, No Patterns of Misuse Emerged Number of vaso-occlusive crises tied to days' supply Feb 19, 2024
Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
Buprenorphine Less Risky for Most Birth Defects Than Methadone But researchers said any treatment for OUD in pregnancy is better than none Jan 22, 2024
Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however Jan 18, 2024
Overdose Death Notices Plus Guidance Sink Opioid Prescribing Doctors who were told about deaths and given planning prompts wrote fewer opioid scripts Jan 16, 2024
'They See a Cash Cow': Corporations Could Consume $50 Billion of Opioid Settlements Pitches land daily in the inboxes of state and local officials Jan 01, 2024
First Test to Identify Opioid Addiction Risk Approved by FDA Genetic test intended to be used before patients are exposed to oral opioids for acute pain Dec 20, 2023
ED Visits for Migraine More Likely in Rural Areas Physical isolation and lack of specialty care may play a role Dec 07, 2023
How Much Pain Is 'Enough' to Prescribe Opioids? A compliance plan can help optimize clinical decision-making Dec 05, 2023
Opioid Doc Sentenced; World's First Sickle Cell Gene Tx; FTC Warns Diet Influencers Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Nov 17, 2023
Heat and Cardiovascular Death; Time-Restricted Eating or Caloric Restriction in T2D Also in TTHealthWatch: managing nasal airway obstruction Nov 04, 2023 podcast
Fentanyl Death Trends; Food Additives and Heart Disease Also in TTHealthWatch: MDMA and PTSD, and esophageal erosion and cancer Sep 23, 2023 podcast
DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups Sep 12, 2023
Here's Another Racial-Ethnic Disparity in Back Pain Care Nonwhite patients who overuse opioids are given nonpharmacologic alternatives less often Sep 12, 2023
Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use Sep 06, 2023
AI May Influence Who Can Get or Prescribe Pain Medication New tech can have unforeseen consequences if it improperly flags patients or doctors Sep 03, 2023
Remote Urine Drug Screening Feasible for Opioid Use Disorder, Study Shows More than 80% of patients completed screening in the first 30 days Jul 28, 2023
White House Drug Czar Releases Plan to Combat Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl Strategy involves a "whole-of-government" response, says Rahul Gupta Jul 11, 2023
Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgery Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed Jun 16, 2023
Kratom Linked to Outsized Proarrhythmic Risks OTC agents are not safe alternatives to prescription opioids, study suggests Jun 05, 2023
'If the Narcan Isn't Working, Give More' and Other Myths About Naloxone Use In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey Jun 02, 2023
OUD Treatment Disparities Persisted for Reproductive-Age Women Black women less likely to start buprenorphine May 23, 2023
New Type of Opioid Reversal Agent Approved Longer-acting nasal spray to be available by end of the year May 23, 2023
The Opioid Treatment Dilemma in Jails It comes down to funding -- but it's time for that to change May 20, 2023
Addiction Doc Urges Lawmakers to Rethink Methadone Prescribing Restrictions Suicide prevention in traumatic brain injury survivors also on the docket during hearing May 18, 2023
Vibrating Crib Mattress Eases Opioid Withdrawal for Exposed Infants "A great need to reduce medication treatment in this vulnerable population," says researcher May 15, 2023
DEA: Clarify Your Stance on Harm Reduction Legal ambiguity is preventing doctors from best serving patients May 15, 2023
FDA Panelists Slam Agency's Proposed Opioid Trial Design Advisors said outcomes from an enriched enrollment study would not be broadly generalizable Apr 20, 2023
FDA Mulling Trial Design Issues for Long-Term Opioids in Chronic Pain Agency advisors will consider pros, cons of an enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal design Apr 17, 2023
