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Pain Management

American College of Surgeons, Oct. 3-7

Oct 26, 2020

The 105th Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held virtually this year from Oct. 3 to 7 and attracted participants from a...

Purdue Pharma to Plead Guilty to Opioid-Related Crimes

Oct 22, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid painkiller OxyContin linked to the opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal crimes as part of a settlement of...

Cannabis Use Common in Older Adults

Oct 17, 2020

FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Most older adults using cannabis report initiating use after the age of 60 years primarily to treat pain, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in the ...

Reducing Drinking May Improve Pain Interference Symptoms

Oct 15, 2020

THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For U.S. veterans with unhealthy alcohol use, reducing drinking may improve or resolve various conditions including pain interference symptoms and substance...

Modest Increase in Patient Visits Could Offset Costs of Scribes

Oct 15, 2020

THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For all specialties, modest increases in patient visits per day would recover the costs of implementing medical scribes, according to a study published onli...

Cannabinoid Use Tied to Adverse Outcomes With COPD

Oct 15, 2020

THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- New cannabinoid use is associated with elevated rates of adverse outcomes among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to...

Maternal Epidural During Birth Linked to Later Autism in Kids

Oct 15, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to maternal epidural analgesia during vaginal delivery may increase the later risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) for children, according to ...

One Size May Not Fit All for Postoperative Opioid Prescribing

Oct 14, 2020

TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Evidence-based guidelines successfully reduce postoperative opioid prescribing without increased refill rates, but pain control may not be optimal for some p...

Specific Factors Tied to Unemployment With MS Diagnosis

Oct 12, 2020

FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Disease course, fatigue, self-efficacy, and diet and exercise are major determinants of unemployment for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a ...

For Substance Abusers, Odds of Opioid Use Up With Cannabis Use

Oct 12, 2020

FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For U.S. adults with problem substance use who use nonmedical opioids, the odds of opioid use are increased on days when cannabis is used, according to a study...

Lifetime Prevalence of Suicide Ideation 17.4 Percent Among Doctors

Oct 09, 2020

THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation (SI) is 17.4 percent among physicians, while lifetime prevalence of suicide attempt (SA) is 1.8 percent, accordin...

Physical Activity, Sleep Profiles Vary in Adults With Arthritis

Oct 09, 2020

THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Four distinct physical activity profiles are detectable using activity monitoring among adults with arthritis, according to a study published online Oct. 6 i...

ASA: Cannabis Users May Need More Anesthesia During Surgery

Oct 09, 2020

THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with prior cannabis use may need higher doses of intraoperative inhaled anesthetic and postoperative opioids, according to a study presented at ANES...

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sept. 13-Oct. 25

Oct 09, 2020

The 124th American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting and OTO Experience The annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is b...

Early Physical Therapy Beneficial for Acute Back Pain With Sciatica

Oct 08, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with acute back pain with sciatica, those receiving early physical therapy (EPT) have improvements in the Oswestry Disability Index (OSW) score...

Routine Preop Stress Testing Down in Hip, Knee Arthroplasty

Oct 07, 2020

TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- From 2006 to 2017, the frequency of preoperative stress testing declined annually among patients undergoing elective total hip or total knee arthroplasty, acc...

Hydroxychloroquine Not Beneficial for SARS-CoV-2 Preexposure Prophylaxis

Oct 07, 2020

TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Hydroxychloroquine administered for eight weeks as preexposure prophylaxis has no clinical benefit in hospital-based health care workers (HCWs) exposed to pat...

Dentists' Rx for Opioids Pose Danger for Drug Interactions

Oct 06, 2020

MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Opioids prescribed by dentists may pose a threat for interactions with medications for depression or anxiety in older adults, which may increase the risk for ...

ASA: Sustained Decrease Seen in Prescription Opioid Abuse in U.S.

Oct 06, 2020

MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Prescription pain medication (PPM) abuse decreased significantly from 2007 to 2018, according to a study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY, the annual meeting of the...

September 2020 Briefing - Pain Management

Oct 01, 2020

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for September 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as we...

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