Dec 06, 2020

FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Single-position lumbar surgery (SPLS) improves operative efficiency among patients undergoing anterior-posterior lumbar fusion, according to a study published ...

Dec 03, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Women physicians in academic medical centers are less likely than men to be promoted to upper faculty ranks, according to a study published in the Nov. 26 i...

Dec 03, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- At a Special Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy to advocate for widespread adoption of teleh...

Dec 02, 2020

TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeons are more accurate than patients in predicting two-year patient-reported outcomes following lumbar surgery, according to a study published online Nov....

Dec 02, 2020

TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Industry payments are associated with physician prescribing patterns, according to a systematic review published online Nov. 24 in the Annals of Internal Medi...

Nov 27, 2020

“There are important reasons to study chronic pain and PTSD together,” says Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS. Chronic pain and PTSD co-occur frequently. This comorbidity leads to significant adverse effec...

Nov 26, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to three criminal charges linked to the Oxycontin maker's role in the nation's opioid epidemic.In a virtual hearing Tuesday wi...

Nov 24, 2020

FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even modest depression, anxiety, and catastrophizing are predictors of whether a patient later experiences improvements in pain relief following joint replace...

Nov 24, 2020

The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held virtually this year from Nov. 5 to 9 and attracted participants from around the world, including rheumatology specialists, physician...

Nov 20, 2020

THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Displaying patient photographs in electronic health records (EHRs) reduces wrong-patient order entry (WPOE), according to a study published online Nov. 11 i...

Oct 26, 2020

FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America white paper, published online Oct. 14 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, updated recommenda...

Oct 26, 2020

ANESTHESIOLOGY 2020 The annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was held virtually this year from Oct. 2 to 5 and attracted participants from around the world, including anesthesi...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...