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Pain Management

Burden of Medical Costs for Sickle Cell Disease Quantified

May 19, 2022

THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sickle cell disease (SCD) imposes a considerable burden in terms of overall and out-of-pocket medical costs, with the burden of costs peaking in young adulth...

Sleep Problems Not a Major Issue in Rheumatoid Arthritis

May 19, 2022

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep problems are not excessive in patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study recently published in RMD Open.Lauren Lyne, fro...

Increased Flexibility Seen in Preapproval Evidence for New Drugs

May 19, 2022

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The characteristics of acceptable preapproval evidence were more flexible for novel drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2020, accordi...

Menopause Symptoms Correlate With Temporomandibular Disorder Pain

May 17, 2022

MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)-induced pain and menopausal symptoms are correlated, according to a study published May 10 in Menopause.Alessandra Pucci Mante...

Mailed At-Home Disposal Kits Up Opioid Disposal Rates

May 11, 2022

TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mailed at-home disposal kits increase self-reported opioid disposal rates after common surgical procedures, according to a research letter published online Ma...

30.0 Million People of All Ages Uninsured in U.S. in 2021

May 06, 2022

THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In 2021, 30.0 million people of all ages were uninsured in the United States, representing a small, but not significant, decrease from 2020, according to earl...

AI Model Predicts Response to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain

May 06, 2022

THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A combined unsupervised and supervised machine learning (ML) technique can help predict long-term spinal cord stimulation (SCS) response for patients with chr...

Polygenic Risk Score for OA Predicts Risk for Hip, Knee Replacement

May 04, 2022

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for advanced knee and hip osteoarthritis are associated with the risk for knee and hip replacements, according to a study publis...

Fatty Tissue Transfer Benefits Arthritic Finger Joints

May 04, 2022

TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The transfer of fatty tissue to arthritic finger joints is a safe and promising alternative treatment to conventional surgical procedures, according to a study...

Effect of HF-Spinal Cord Stimulation on Chronic Pain Varies by Sex

May 04, 2022

TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- High-frequency spinal cord stimulation (HF-SCS) shows longer lasting pain relief than low-frequency (LF) SCS but with some sex-specific differences in effectiv...

Affirmative Action Bans Cut Percent of Underrepresented Med Students

May 03, 2022

MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- State affirmative action bans are associated with a reduction in the percentage of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups at U.S. public medica...

Sexual Minority Students Perceive Medical School Less Favorably

Apr 29, 2022

FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with heterosexual students, sexual minority (SM) students have less favorable perceptions of the medical school learning environment, according to a...

Hospital Outcomes Worse With Suboptimal Treatment of Hypothyroidism

Apr 28, 2022

THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Suboptimal treatment of hypothyroidism is associated with worse hospital outcomes, according to a study published online April 26 in the Journal of Clinica...

Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report

Apr 28, 2022

THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Coverage for eligible, necessary care is denied each year to tens of thousands of seniors with private Medicare Advantage plans, U.S. federal investigators...

Racial Disparity Seen in Use of Epidural Blood Patches for Postdural Headaches

Apr 27, 2022

WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Epidural blood patches (EBPs) are used less often or use is delayed for patients in racial and ethnic minority groups compared with White patients, accord...

Direct Provider Feedback Cuts Emergency Department Opioid Rx Rates

Apr 25, 2022

MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A large, sustained reduction in opioid prescribing by emergency clinicians is possible through an intervention using direct, personalized feedback to clinici...

Patient-Reported Outcomes + Wearable Data Predict Postop Adverse Events

Apr 25, 2022

MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Postoperative monitoring of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and a wearable device is feasible and showed moderate ability to discriminate between the days t...

Pelvic Fixation May Not Be Needed With Cerebral Palsy Scoliosis

Apr 25, 2022

MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Distal spine anchors (DSA) may provide better long-term control of the major curve than distal pelvic anchors (DPA) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) scol...

More Than One in Seven Have a Headache on Any Given Day

Apr 20, 2022

WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Headache disorders remain highly prevalent worldwide, according to a study published online April 12 in The Journal of Headache and Pain.Lars Jacob Stovne...

Acetaminophen Label Changes Not Linked to Accidental OD Admission

Apr 19, 2022

TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Modifications to labelling standards for acetaminophen, implemented in October 2009 and September 2016, were not associated with trends in hospital admissio...

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