Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Settlement That Shielded Sacklers In a 5-4 decision, justices blocked an agreement with victims and state and local governments Jun 27, 2024
Lost Chances to Treat Overdose Survivors Documented in New Medicare Study Findings also highlight the difficulty of managing chronic pain Jun 18, 2024
I Tried to Protect My Mother From Dying in Pain. The Law Robbed Her of That Dignity. It's time to clear the roadblocks to Medical Aid in Dying in the U.S. Jun 16, 2024
Legal Marijuana Leads to More Hospital Trips for Older Adults ED visits tripled after edible cannabis was legalized in Canada May 20, 2024
Hospital Waterbirth Tied to Less Pain, Increased Patient Satisfaction Ongoing trial tests giving birth in a filled inflatable tub versus land birth May 18, 2024
Fraudulent Practices Abound in Post-Accident Healthcare These costs often fall unfairly on patients and insurance providers May 09, 2024
What if States Paid People to Stop Using Drugs and Smoking? This underutilized strategy has proven effective May 04, 2024
Narcan May Have Moved Over-the-Counter, but It’s Still Underutilized The potential of this lifesaving medicine will only be achieved if it is truly accessible to all May 01, 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Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk Should Be Withdrawn, Experts Tell FDA Methodology behind AvertD DNA test questioned Apr 04, 2024
More Than 'Just a Pinch'? Patients Film Their Expressions Getting IUDs Doctors note there aren't clear guidelines for managing pain or discomfort during IUD insertion Mar 28, 2024
FDA Questioned on Elon Musk's Neuralink; OTC Pain Relief Warning; Easter Egg Safety Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Mar 27, 2024
FDA Rejects Schizophrenia Drug; Psilocybin for Anxiety; Solitary Confinement Lawsuit News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 06, 2024
Seniors, Doctors at Odds on Opioid Risks and 'Deprescribing' Conversations between primary care physicians and older patients often "challenging" Mar 06, 2024
Largest COVID Vax Safety Study; Kratom Deaths Rising; Gov. Threatens Hospital Chain Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Feb 21, 2024
Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
Gabapentinoid Use Continues to Climb Gabapentin still commonly prescribed off-label for chronic pain Jan 22, 2024
Gabapentinoids in COPD Patients May Raise Risk for Severe Exacerbations 39% higher risk compared with nonusers, database study finds Jan 16, 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
Weekly Risperidone Win; Meta Hides Harmful Teen Content; Breathing to Altered State? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 10, 2024
Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposal RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say Jan 03, 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
Salmonella Deaths Grow; Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Factory; New Back Pain Recs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Dec 08, 2023
How Much Pain Is 'Enough' to Prescribe Opioids? A compliance plan can help optimize clinical decision-making Dec 05, 2023
Postpartum Pill Price Tag; Misleading Ketamine Ads; Mental Disorders Cut Lifespans News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 08, 2023
Hospitalizations After Fake Ozempic; Abortion Rights Win Big; Ketamine Use Booms Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Nov 08, 2023
DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups Sep 12, 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
Deeper Medicare Cuts Won't Reduce the $50B Spending on Older Adult Falls Cutting physical therapy reimbursement is bad for patients and bad for spending Aug 10, 2023
MDMA Cured Extremism? Abilify Pain Cream Scheme; Ritalin's Opposite Effect in Some News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jun 21, 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
'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
'Succession Syndrome'; Opioid Use Disorder LAI Approved; Seizures of Ketamine Rising News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 31, 2023
Chronic Pain Detected in the Brain for the First Time Real-world signals were seen mostly in the orbitofrontal cortex May 22, 2023
Chronic Pain Incidence Is High in the U.S. New cases occur more frequently than other conditions, and often persist May 17, 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
Bears and Blood Clots; Acquitted Husel Sues for $20M; Church Fined Over COVID Rules Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľֱ staff Apr 14, 2023
Chronic Pain Affects 21% of Americans, CDC Reports Nearly 7% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities Apr 13, 2023
