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Pain Management

Linking Chronic Pain with Biomarkers of Microglial Activation, Neurodegeneration and Inflammation in the CSF & Cognitive Impairment

Oct 19, 2023

The following is a summary of "Association of chronic pain with biomarkers of neurodegeneration, microglial activation and inflammation in the CSF and impaired cognitive function," published in the Oc...

Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy

Oct 18, 2023

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The drugstore chain Rite Aid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due largely to competition and thousands of lawsuits for its role in allegedly filling unlaw...

No Meaningful Increase Seen in New Opioid Use Disorder Diagnoses With Routine Screening

Oct 18, 2023

MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Implementation of opioid use disorder (OUD) screening in primary care does not increase the percentage of patients with a new OUD diagnosis in a clinically me...

Relaxing Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions Acceptable, Feasible

Oct 18, 2023

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Relaxing immersive virtual reality (VR) interventions are acceptable and feasible and can offer benefits to patients with cancer, according to a review publi...

Pain Management for Glenohumeral Reduction: Low-Volume Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block in the ED as a Safer Alternative

Oct 16, 2023

The following is a summary of “Low-Volume Targeted Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block in the Emergency Department as a Safer Alternative for Pain Control for Glenohumeral Reduction: A Case Series,â€...

Four SNPs Linked to Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1

Oct 16, 2023

FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in four genes are associated with chronic complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1), according to a study pub...

Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers

Oct 16, 2023

FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A tentative deal has been reached between Kaiser Permanente and its 75,000 health care workers following a three-day strike last week."The frontline health ca...

Efficacy of PMR Technique in Reducing Cancer Pain among Palliative Care Patients

Oct 13, 2023

The following is a summary of “Effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation technique in reducing cancer-related pain among palliative care patients: A randomized controlled trial,” published in...

Cutaneous Neuralgia Management through Directed Cutaneous Neurectomy

Oct 12, 2023

The following is a summary of "Directed cutaneous neurectomy for cutaneous neuralgia," published in the SEPTEMBER 2023 issue of Surgery by Lucas, et al. Cutaneous neuralgia (CN), a condition ch...

Increased Brain Age Detected in Patients with Chronic Migraine via MRI

Oct 11, 2023

The following is a summary of "Increased MRI-based Brain Age in chronic migraine patients," published in the October 2023 issue of Pain by Navarro-González et al. Neuroimaging studies have sho...

Teen Surgery-Linked Opioid Prescription Rates Stable From 2015 to 2020

Oct 11, 2023

TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For U.S. adolescents, there was a decrease in opioid prescription rates from 2015 to 2020 for nonsurgical indications, but opioid prescription rates associat...

PTSD and Opioid Usage Disorder in Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Oct 10, 2023

The following is a summary of “Is post-traumatic stress disorder a risk factor for development of opioid use disorder among individuals with chronic non-cancer pain? A systematic review,” publishe...

Assessing the Feasibility of Delivering PMPs for Adults with SCD

Oct 09, 2023

The following is a summary of “Evaluating the feasibility of delivering a pain management programme for adults living with sickle cell disease,” published in the August 2023 issue of Pain by McLou...

Influential Factors on Pain Management in Adults with Acute Appendicitis Diagnosis in the ED

Oct 09, 2023

The following is a summary of "Factors that affect pain management in adults diagnosed with acute appendicitis in the emergency department: A retrospective study," published in the September 2023 issu...

Burnout Increasing Among Physicians in the United States

Oct 09, 2023

FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The physician burnout rate in the United States is increasing, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in JAMA Network Open.Marcus V. Ortega, M.D., from M...

Subgrouping of Inhibitory or Facilitatory CPM Responses in Chronic Knee Pain Patients

Oct 06, 2023

The following is a summary of “Subgrouping of facilitatory or inhibitory conditioned pain modulation responses in patients with chronic knee pain. Explorative analysis from a multicentre trial,” p...

Evolution of Migraine Aura in Patients as They Age: Exploring Age-Related Changes

Oct 05, 2023

The following is a summary of "Changes of migraine aura with advancing age of patients," published in the August 2023 issue of Headache and Pain by Scutelnic et al. The characteristics of migra...

More Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike

Oct 05, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Health care workers who serve millions of Americans began a three-day strike on Wednesday after contract negotiations over staffing levels stalled.More than...

Chatbots Generate Mostly Accurate Information to Medical Queries

Oct 05, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Chatbots generate mostly accurate information to physician-developed medical queries, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA Network Open.Rach...

Elevation of Serum Tau Protein Levels in Migraine Patients

Oct 04, 2023

The following is a summary of “Serum tau protein elevation in migraine: a cross-sectional case–control study,” published in the September 2023 issue of Pain by Overeem et al. Migraine is a ne...

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