Jun 08, 2020

MONDAY, June 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- An educational video may better inform advanced cancer patients and their caregivers about hospice care, according to a study published online June 8 in Cancer...

Jun 04, 2020

Before Philadelphia shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Ed had a routine: most mornings he would head to a nearby McDonald’s to brush his teeth, wash his face and — when he had th...

Jun 01, 2020

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

Jun 01, 2020

MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Intra-articular dextrose prolotherapy (DPT) injections are a safe and effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published in the May/Ju...

Jun 01, 2020

MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Use of the awakening and breathing coordination, delirium monitoring/management, and early mobility (ABCDE) bundle can reduce ventilation time for patients adm...

May 27, 2020

WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- In 2018, half of U.S. hospitals had the capacity to conduct telehealth-based outpatient visits, while only one in four had tele-intensive care unit (tele-IC...

May 23, 2020

FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Use of biomechanical footwear is associated with an improvement in pain among patients with knee osteoarthritis at 24 weeks of follow-up, although the improvem...

May 21, 2020

THURSDAY, May 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Emergency department patients with nonfatal opioid or sedative/hypnotic drug overdose have exceptionally high risks for death in the following year, accordin...

May 08, 2020

With evidence indicating that overprescription of opioids has contributed to the current opioid epidemic, current Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) guidelines recommend using the oral route of admini...

May 07, 2020

When it comes to rates of infection and addiction, both the coronavirus pandemic and the opioid epidemic disproportionately impact the poorest and most vulnerable members of society. As physicians, it...

May 03, 2020

Chronic pain affects an estimated 20% of people worldwide and remains difficult to treat. Although previous studies suggest that altering the central representation of the body through multisensory bo...

Apr 10, 2020

Evidence suggests that pharmacologic agents often used to treat migraine may at times be ineffective, poorly tolerated, contraindicated, and—if used too frequently—can cause possible medication ov...

Apr 03, 2020

FRIDAY, April 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Legally dispensed marijuana products have stronger concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) than needed for chronic pain relief, acc...

Apr 01, 2020

Despite being the most common neurologic cause of vertigo in adults, no FDA-approved treatments are available for vestibular migraine (VM) and few studies have assesses possibly effective rescue treat...

Mar 31, 2020

Throughout the United States, legislators and county officials are quickly escalating quarantines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  Amid the panic, one industry is struggling to keep products in...

Mar 23, 2020

Today, a substantial proportion of medical cannabis users report using cannabis to manage headache and migraine, claiming that it is effective. However, research on the effectiveness of cannabis for t...

Mar 09, 2020

Data indicate that nearly 400,000 lumbar punctures (LPs) are performed annually for either diagnostic workup or therapeutic relief in the United States. Regular referral to radiology for assistance ...

Feb 26, 2020

While the frequency of short-term side effects of opioids are well-known, the long-term risks of opioid use are inadequately quantified. For a study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine, my colle...

Feb 24, 2020

Although data indicate that vestibular migraine (VM) is the most common neurologic cause of vertigo in adults, no FDA-approved agents exist for its treatment. With few studies having pursued rescue tr...

Feb 11, 2020

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Racial differences in pain may be rooted in life experience, rather than intrinsic biology, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in Nature Human Beha...