<ѻý>Fentanyl-Related Overdoses Create Unique Obstaclesѻý> Ethnographic study documents clinical course from first moments Apr 16, 2018
<ѻý>Despite OD Risk, Opioid-Benzo Rx Continuesѻý> Physicians know risks but still prescribe dangerous combination Apr 15, 2018
<ѻý>TAP Block Cuts Post-Op Opioid Need in Bariatric Surgeryѻý> Less rescue medication needed and shorter length of stay with local anesthesia technique Apr 14, 2018
<ѻý>Slow Medicine: More on Prostate Cancer Screening; Simple Treatments for Nauseaѻý> Also, a study quantifies waste in clinical practice Apr 13, 2018
<ѻý>Morning Break: Antacids and Allergies; Condom-Snorting; Classroom Vapingѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ѻý staff Apr 03, 2018
<ѻý>Opioid Suicides; Dr. Predator; Now, a Benzo Crisisѻý> The past week in health-related investigations Apr 02, 2018
<ѻý>Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T!ѻý> This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts Mar 31, 2018 podcast
<ѻý>Pearls from: Matthew Robbins, MDѻý> Managing headache disorders during pregnancy Mar 30, 2018 video
<ѻý>Women Do Well Without Opioids after Gyn Surgeryѻý> An 89% drop in opioid use with restrictive prescribing protocol Mar 26, 2018
<ѻý>Novel Tx Eases Osteoarthritic Knee Painѻý> Geniculate artery embolization promising for knee pain, stiffness Mar 18, 2018
<ѻý>Kids' Chronic Pain and Life Challenges Go Hand-in-Handѻý> Risk factor for poorer school function, as well Mar 07, 2018
<ѻý>Heroin Use in Pain Patients Signals Something Badly Amissѻý> Tied to other illicit drug use, non-adherence to prescribed opioids Mar 07, 2018
<ѻý>Sensitivity Heightened with Chronic Low Back Painѻý> Catastrophizing is also a common feature Mar 07, 2018
<ѻý>Cannabis Not a Pain Aid for Opioid Usersѻý> Sleep quality also not influenced by use Mar 06, 2018
<ѻý>Parents Play Big Role in Child's Chronic Painѻý> Self-blame from parent seen as particularly important factor Mar 06, 2018
<ѻý>Optimal Post-Op Pain Management: It's Complicatedѻý> Competing demands on nurses seen as biggest barrier to optimal care Mar 06, 2018
<ѻý>Q&A: Avindra Nath, MDѻý> Leading NIH study of post-infection chronic fatigue syndrome Feb 19, 2018
<ѻý>'She Trusted Me, and I'd Turned Her Away'ѻý> Physician wracked with guilt after losing patient to overdose Feb 14, 2018 video
<ѻý>Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposalѻý> Includes $68 billion for HHS; continues push for ACA repeal Feb 12, 2018
<ѻý>8 Vintage Medical Advertisementsѻý> These ads show how much times have (and haven't) changed Dec 21, 2017
<ѻý>Radiologists See Evidence, Impact of Opioid Epidemicѻý> Emboli and infections from unsafe injection practices turn up on imaging Dec 01, 2017
<ѻý>AIBD Poster Roundup: Iron Delivery for IBD; IPAA Readmitѻý> Selections from poster presentations at inflammatory bowel diseases meeting Nov 12, 2017
<ѻý>Injecting Arthritic Knees Carries Sepsis Riskѻý> Study identified four risk factors for sepsis after injections for knee pain. Nov 06, 2017
<ѻý>Most Patients Survive One Year After Naloxone Rescueѻý> After resuscitation, 15% dead within a year Nov 02, 2017
<ѻý>Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waiversѻý> Will administration show too much flexibility? Oct 31, 2017
<ѻý>Experts Examine Trump's 'Just Say No 2.0' Message on Drugsѻý> 'On the right track' says one; others argue it simply hasn't worked Oct 27, 2017
<ѻý>Antihistamine Improves Quality of Sedation During Colonoscopyѻý> More research needed on diphenhydramine as an adjunct to sedation Oct 17, 2017
<ѻý>Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Useѻý> Study looked at cohort of women veterans Oct 13, 2017
<ѻý>ACG Hosts Annual Meeting with World Gastroenterology Organisationѻý> Thousands gather in Orlando for latest GI news, trends Oct 12, 2017
<ѻý>Study: Opioid Users Don't See Overdose as Wakeup Callѻý> Brush with death had little effect on subsequent use Aug 23, 2017
<ѻý>Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis?ѻý> Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue Aug 21, 2017
<ѻý>Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'?ѻý> Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms Jul 12, 2017
<ѻý>Does Fibromyalgia Mask Spondyloarthritis?ѻý> A new study sheds some light on this relationship Jun 23, 2017
<ѻý>A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comebackѻý> Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
<ѻý>No Easy Solutions to the Opioid Addiction Crisisѻý> Government alone can't solve the problem, say experts Jun 07, 2017
<ѻý>Study: Orthopedic Surgery Patients Given Too Many Opioidsѻý> Most don't take all they're prescribed May 20, 2017
<ѻý>FDA Data Support Ketamine as Depression Therapyѻý> Analysis of FAERS data finds less comorbid depression among pain patients on ketamine May 12, 2017
<ѻý>Are Statins Behind Some Back Problems?ѻý> Claims data suggest association, but cardiologists urge caution May 01, 2017
<ѻý>Novel Biologic Works for Episodic Migraine Preventionѻý> But effect size small with erenumab, and questions about vascular risk remain Apr 26, 2017