<ѻý>Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelinesѻý> Chronic pain patients were left out to dry Sep 05, 2019
<ѻý>Death Certificate Project Accuses 64 Calif. Doctorsѻý> Five surrender licenses after claims of grossly negligent overprescribing; more to come Sep 03, 2019
<ѻý>Opioids Overused in Acute Goutѻý> May contribute to opioid crisis -- and other effective therapies are available Jul 03, 2019
<ѻý>American Pain Society Goes Belly Upѻý> Opioid lawsuit costs prompt membership to approve bankruptcy filing Jun 28, 2019
<ѻý>Gabapentinoids Tied to Suicidal Behavior and Unintentional Overdoseѻý> New patterns emerge, especially for young people Jun 14, 2019
<ѻý>Low-Dose Steroid Reduces Hand Pain in Osteoarthritisѻý> Finger pain relieved at 6 weeks with prednisolone therapy Jun 12, 2019
<ѻý>Physician-Assisted Suicide Once Again Divides AMA Membersѻý> Some expressed a clear desire to decide a policy and move on Jun 11, 2019
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Debate Privacy of Substance Use Tx Recordsѻý> Comments address patient privacy, treatment needs Jun 09, 2019
<ѻý>First Drug OK'd for Cluster Headache Preventionѻý> CGRP inhibitor reduces attack frequency in episodic disorder Jun 05, 2019
<ѻý>American Pain Society Seeks OK to Call It Quitsѻý> Broaches possible Chapter 7 dissolution May 24, 2019
<ѻý>USC Party Dean Gets $1.8M; TV Doc Disciplined; Fla. 3-Strike Law Failsѻý> Bad Practice: a weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation May 24, 2019
<ѻý>Insulin Resistance: The Missing Link in Fibromyalgia?ѻý> Small study found significantly higher levels of HbA1c in fibromyalgia patients May 11, 2019
<ѻý>At-Home Myasthenia Gravis Therapy Shows Promiseѻý> Zilucoplan improves neuromuscular symptoms in phase II trial May 09, 2019
<ѻý>Novel Drug Cocktail Offers Rare Neuropathy Patients New Hopeѻý> Charcot-Marie-Tooth patients see improved outcomes with repurposed drugs May 08, 2019
<ѻý>Detailed Policy Cuts Opioid Use After Breast Ca Surgeryѻý> 40% of women reported zero narcotic use after surgery May 03, 2019
<ѻý>'13 Reasons Why' Suicide Spike; Sleeping Pill Warning; Bipolar Genesѻý> News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 01, 2019
<ѻý>Promising Results with Givosiran in Acute Hepatic Porphyriasѻý> Patients on novel agent showed significant urinary ALA reduction versus placebo Apr 13, 2019
<ѻý>Practice 'Cultural Humility' in End-of-Life Conversationsѻý> Clinicians should know the limits of their cultural understanding Apr 12, 2019
<ѻý>Needles Help with Pain in the ER. No, Not that Kindѻý> Acupuncture tied to less pain, stress, anxiety Apr 09, 2019
<ѻý>Pain Persistent after Sexual Assaultѻý> First large-scale prospective study reports shows prevalence and pain severity Apr 07, 2019
<ѻý>Can Blocking Kappa Receptors Reduce Opioid Dependency?ѻý> Researchers look at targeting pain-related anhedonia Apr 05, 2019
<ѻý>Pain: Yes, There's an App for Thatѻý> But meta-analysis suggests benefit is just a few tenths of a point on standard 0-10 scale Mar 13, 2019
<ѻý>Opioids, Benzos Affect Spinal Cord Stimulation Testѻý> Patients on sedatives reported less reduction in pain in screening trials Mar 12, 2019
<ѻý>Insomnia and Chronic Painѻý> Study investigates role of psychiatric disorders in sleep-pain relationship Mar 12, 2019
<ѻý>Patient-on-Provider Violence in the Pain Clinicѻý> "Some physicians desperate enough to carry handguns for self-protection" Mar 11, 2019
<ѻý>CDC Guideline Harms Pain Patients, Panel Saysѻý> 'Clinician's ability to make decisions has been severely interrupted' Mar 11, 2019
<ѻý>Gabapentin Plus Opioids for Chronic Pain?ѻý> Small study shows no superiority over opioids alone Mar 10, 2019
<ѻý>Medical Marijuana and Older Adultsѻý> Well tolerated among elderly patients; nearly a third reduced opioids Feb 28, 2019
<ѻý>'Not a Haircut': Two Knees, Same Day ... More Risk?ѻý> Evidence, experience mixed on simultaneous bilateral knee replacement Feb 14, 2019
<ѻý>Pharma Lap Dance; Dark Web Opioids; Pot Cookies for Tantrums?ѻý> Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 01, 2019
<ѻý>Whole-Body Cyrotherapy Caused Cold Burn Injuryѻý> Trendy treatment never FDA-approved for health benefits Dec 14, 2018
<ѻý>Group Hypnotherapy Helps IBS Patientsѻý> As effective as individual treatment in reducing perception of symptoms Nov 26, 2018
<ѻý>Abuse-Deterrent Oxycodone Ekes Out FDA Panel Winѻý> 10-7 vote in joint advisory committee meeting favoring MNK-812 approval Nov 15, 2018
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Back Physician Freedom in Opioid Prescribingѻý> CDC guidelines are well-intentioned but shouldn't restrict prescribing, they say Nov 13, 2018
<ѻý>AMA Wrestles with Physician-Assisted Suicide Stanceѻý> Proponents of PAS/medical aid-in-dying push back Nov 12, 2018
<ѻý>Lady Gaga: Music Icon, Budding Actress... and Fibromyalgia Patientѻý> Pop star brings light to common yet frequently misdiagnosed pain condition Oct 25, 2018
<ѻý>Ethoxyquin Analogue May Prevent Chemotherapy Nerve Damageѻý> Modified agent prevented nerve fiber loss and sensory changes in animal models Oct 22, 2018
<ѻý>Morning Break: Human Side of Addiction; Eyeing Da Vinci's Genius; No CV Indication for Ilarisѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ѻý staff Oct 19, 2018
<ѻý>Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Painѻý> Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section Oct 16, 2018
<ѻý>Complex Pain Syndromes in the Emergency Roomѻý> One physician's approach: trust patients and avoid opioids Oct 03, 2018