Mar 26, 2022

FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Immediate access to medical marijuana cards may have negative consequences, including higher rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD), according to a study publi...

Mar 18, 2022

FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most medical debt will be dropped from Americans' credit reports as of this summer, the top three credit reporting agencies said Friday.The announcement by E...

Mar 18, 2022

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), higher pain, fatigue, and depressive symptoms are associated with increased odds of being in the high disabili...

Mar 17, 2022

THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Osteoarthritis (OA) remains a global public health concern and its prevalence has increased since 1990, according to a study published online March 1 in Ar...

Mar 15, 2022

TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea may lead to increased joint pain in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in Menopause.Tamami Odai, M.D., Ph.D., f...

Mar 15, 2022

TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women who were younger at the time of their first menstrual period are more likely to report chronic pain in adulthood, according to a study published onlin...

Mar 15, 2022

TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-third of older female cancer survivors experience lower-extremity lymphedema (LEL), which is associated with decreased physical functioning and a...

Mar 14, 2022

MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In two 2021 American College of Rheumatology guidelines, published online March 1 in Arthritis & Rheumatology, updated recommendations are presented for ...

Mar 11, 2022

FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Black patients are still underrepresented in most trials relating to approval of new drugs, despite implementation of an action plan in 2015 to improve diver...

Mar 10, 2022

THURSDAY, March 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of a therapy dog in the emergency department is associated with clinically significant changes in pain, according to a study published online March 9 i...

Mar 08, 2022

TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Medical students who are underrepresented in medicine (URIM) have a higher risk for exhaustion-related burnout, according to a study published online Feb. 23...

Mar 08, 2022

TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women with endometriosis more often have migraine, especially those with endometriosis and co-occurring adenomyosis, according to a study published online Ja...

Mar 07, 2022

MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There seems to be no causal relationship between genetically predicted coffee consumption and risk for migraine, according to a study published online Jan. 25...

Mar 03, 2022

THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A deal has been reached between members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, to settle thousands of lawsuits over their role in the U.S. ...

Feb 28, 2022

MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) have a higher incidence of and risk for common psychological morbidities, according to a study published online...

Feb 25, 2022

FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A substantial number of U.S. adults who are prescribed opioids also are prescribed a dual combination of anxiolytic and sedative medications, according to a r...

Feb 23, 2022

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A standardized prescribing protocol can minimize opioid prescriptions at the time of discharge for pediatric appendectomy patients, according to a study pu...

Feb 23, 2022

TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients with hand osteoarthritis, higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with greater pain severity not just in the hands, but also in the feet, k...

Feb 22, 2022

TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The wealthy Sackler family upped its cash offer to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits against the family and their company, Purdue Pharma.Instead of...

Feb 11, 2022

FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Open-label placebo (OLP) may have a beneficial effect for the treatment of functional abdominal pain or irritable bowel syndrome in children and adolescents, ...