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Pain Management

Progress Made in Reducing Depression During Internship

Nov 17, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- From 2007 to 2019, there was an increase in baseline depressive symptoms among first-year resident physicians but a decrease in the average change in depress...

9.6 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in First Half of 2021

Nov 17, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- From January through June 2021, 31.1 million people of all ages were uninsured (9.6 percent), which was not significantly different from 2020, according to e...

ACR: Cycling JAK Inhibitors Feasible for Difficult-to-Treat RA

Nov 11, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that does not respond to one Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) may achieve a similar response by either c...

Depressive Symptoms Increased During Migraine Headache

Nov 11, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Patients report increased depressive symptomatology in the migraine headache phase of a migraine attack, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in th...

Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns $465 Million J&J Opioid Ruling

Nov 11, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A previous court ruling that ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay Oklahoma $465 million for the company's role in the opioid epidemic was tossed out by the...

California Judge Sides With Drug Companies in Opioid Lawsuit

Nov 03, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A California judge has ruled against local governments that sued drug companies for billions of dollars to recover their costs of dealing with the opioid ep...

CBT Intervention Beneficial for Adults With Chronic Pain Conditions

Nov 03, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with chronic pain conditions receiving long-term opioid therapy, a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention produces modest, but sustained, ...

Evolving Insights Into the Biology of Pain & Advances in Neuromodulation Technology Enable New Paradigms in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain

Nov 01, 2021

More than 50 years ago, Melzack and Wall proposed the gate control theory of pain inhibition,1 opening the door to the development of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) as an intervention designed to reduc...

Steroid Injection No Better for Long-Term Carpal Tunnel Symptoms

Oct 31, 2021

FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- At five years, symptom severity does not differ, but rates of subsequent surgical treatment are lower in patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome recei...

2015 to 2019 Saw Downward Trend for Buprenorphine Misuse

Oct 16, 2021

FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- From 2015 to 2019, the prevalence of buprenorphine misuse trended downward, according to a study published online Oct. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Beth Han, M.D.,...

ASA: Standing Oral Acetaminophen Before Tonsillectomy Cuts IV Usage

Oct 13, 2021

TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Administering oral acetaminophen to all pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy during the preoperative admission process reduces intravenous acetaminoph...

ASA: Intraoperative Acupuncture May Help Cut Post-TKA Opioid Use

Oct 13, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Integrating intraoperative electroauricular acupuncture is feasible for minimizing postoperative opioid usage among patients undergoing total knee arthropl...

Osmophobia Prevalent in Patients With Migraine Headache

Oct 09, 2021

FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Osmophobia is prevalent among patients with different migraine subtypes, and it also occurs in some patients with tension-type headaches, according to a study ...

Arthritis Reported by Almost One in Four U.S. Adults

Oct 09, 2021

FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Almost one-quarter of U.S. adults report arthritis, according to research published in the Oct. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Psychological Treatment Provides Pain Relief for Chronic Back Pain

Oct 01, 2021

FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic back pain, psychological treatment may provide substantial and durable pain relief, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in...

Pharmacies Often Not Notified of Discontinued Rx

Sep 30, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- By notifying pharmacy staff about discontinued prescriptions, providers and staff at health systems may contribute to medication safety, according to a st...

Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Later Opioid Use, Misuse

Sep 23, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) have an increased risk for prescription opioid use and misuse, according to a study published i...

Precedent Needed for FDA Approval Decisions When Evidence Lacking

Sep 21, 2021

TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For U.S. Food and Drug Administration applications that went through multiple review cycles because the evidence for clinical efficacy was initially deemed ...

Americans Struggling With High Cost of Prescription Drugs

Sep 21, 2021

MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 15.5 million U.S. adults younger than 65 years went without medication due to high drug costs, according to the results of a survey released by ...

Sleep Disturbance Common, Tied to Pain, Depression in Older Adults

Sep 18, 2021

FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep disturbance in older adults is associated with physical pain and depression, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in the Journal of Clinical N...

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