Mar 24, 2023

THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Americans are facing shortages of drugs critical for cancer treatment, respiratory conditions, and more -- shortages that increased nearly 30 percent betwe...

Mar 23, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Biological Correlates of the Effects of Auricular Point Acupressure on Pain,” published in the February 2023 issue of Pain management by Yeh, et al. Study...

Mar 23, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Financial burden of care is similar or lower for veterans with Veterans Affairs (VA) health care only or Tricare than those with private insurance, accor...

Mar 22, 2023

The following is a summary of "Effect of Specialized Palliative Care on End-of-Life Care Intensity in AYAs with Cancer," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Jewitt, et al. I...

Mar 21, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Evaluating Associations between Average Pain Intensity and Genetic Variation in People with Sickle Cell Disease: An Exploratory Study,” published in the February...

Mar 21, 2023

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Travelers should use caution when buying medications in Mexico, according to the U.S. State Department.The warning was issued in response to concerns about c...

Mar 20, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Piloting Smart Home Sensors to Detect Overnight Respiratory and Withdrawal Symptoms in Adults Prescribed Opioids,” published in the February 2023 issue of Pain m...

Mar 18, 2023

FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Household opioid availability is associated with increased odds of opioid overdose for others in the household, according to a study published online March 1...

Mar 16, 2023

The following is a summary of "Higher Stress in Oncology Patients is Associated With Cognitive and Evening Physical Fatigue Severity," published in the March 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management ...

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More than 15 percent of nonelderly U.S. adults report having past-due medical debt, according to a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.U...

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- All patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have improvement in outcomes; however, patients aged 75 years and older (late elders) achieve better...

Mar 14, 2023

The following is a summary of "How to Advance Palliative Care Research in South America? Findings From a Delphi Study," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Paiva, et al. Sci...

Mar 14, 2023

MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Limiting acetaminophen dosage in prescription acetaminophen and opioid products is associated with a reduction in the annual rate of hospitalizations, accord...

Mar 14, 2023

MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer's zavegepant (Zavzpret), a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist nasal spray meant to...

Mar 13, 2023

The following is a summary of "Home Hospice Family Caregivers’ Use of Audio Diaries and Reported Prevalence of Patient and Caregiver Symptoms," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management b...

Mar 13, 2023

FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Newly approved medications are rarely used for sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study published online March 8 in Blood Advances.Robert Cronin, M.D....

Mar 09, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Self-perceived Burden for People With Life-threatening Illness: A Qualitative Systematic Reviews,” published in the March 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Manageme...

Mar 08, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among opioid-naive men, five or fewer tablets of opioid medication with a nonopioid care pathway provides satisfactory pain control following outpatient ur...

Mar 08, 2023

TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An injection of allograft disc tissue into the spine alleviates pain associated with degenerative disc disease, according to a study presented at the annual ...

Mar 08, 2023

TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Pelvic floor myofascial pain (PFMP) is not associated with bladder conditions among women with interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), accor...