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Pain Management

<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in pain management.

<乌鸦传媒>Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org

Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned

<乌鸦传媒>Opioid Crisis: Scrap Pain as 5th Vital Sign?

Groups call on JC and CMS to re-evaluate policies that could lead to opioid overprescribing

<乌鸦传媒>10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD

'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier'

<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Mu-Opioid Antagonist Effective for Drug-Induced Constipation

But questions remain about whether the need is currently unmet

<乌鸦传媒>Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name

It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Denervation Tx Helps Patients With Discogenic Back Pain

Biacuplasty plus conventional treatment provided relief in trial

<乌鸦传媒>Zyprexa: Also a Pain Med?

Meta-analysis suggests analgesic effect for antipsychotic drug

<乌鸦传媒>Efforts Expand on Abuse-Deterrent Hydrocodone

Hard to abuse -- but what will happen in real world is still unclear

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education

In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing

<乌鸦传媒>Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities

NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine

<乌鸦传媒>Will Delay Weaken CDC Opioid Guidance?

Recommendations to limit supply and dosing under fire

<乌鸦传媒>Steroid Injections May Ease Jaw Pain in JIA

But relief is seldom complete and some patients get no benefit

<乌鸦传媒>RheumNow: The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia

Where fibromyalgia diagnosis can go wrong, and how to get it right

<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare System Makes Physicians Hypocrites by Enabling Addiction

Why are doctors avoiding treatment of alcoholics?

<乌鸦传媒>Experts Weigh In: Where Do People Want to Die?

The answer is not always obvious

<乌鸦传媒>'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

<乌鸦传媒>Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead

Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system

<乌鸦传媒>Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay

The case of the $1,700 mammogram

<乌鸦传媒>Purdue Pulls New OxyContin Application, and Questions Follow

FDA disavows previous requirement for study of abuse-deterrent formulation

<乌鸦传媒>Prednisone Offers Modest Relief in Sciatica

Oral steroids are commonly used but without much supporting evidence.

<乌鸦传媒>Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback

Here's how the FDA let a widely abused opioid back on the market.

<乌鸦传媒>Injecting Opioid Tied to Blood Clotting Disorder

Are most clinicians aware of this side effect of oxymorphone drug abuse?

<乌鸦传媒>Allopurinol Doesn't Worsen Acute Gout Attacks

Worries that it might prove unfounded in randomized trial.

<乌鸦传媒>What Makes an Opioid Stronger or Weaker Than Morphine?

CDC classification of stronger, weaker, and morphine-equivalent opioids is confusing.

<乌鸦传媒>Ultrasound After Steroid Shots Helps Slightly in Managing Knee OA

Changes visualized after intra-articular injections are small and of borderline utility.

<乌鸦传媒>Are RA Patients More Sensitive to Pain?

For many RA is complicated by fibromyalgia.

<乌鸦传媒>'Generic' Colchicine to Hit Market

May provide some price relief for gout patients.

<乌鸦传媒>Separating Spondyloarthritis From Back Pain Still Problematic

Spinal MRI criteria don't help differentiate SpA from nonspecific pain.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Wants Safer Epidural Steroid Shots

Majority votes to end epidural injections with "particulate" steroids.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Advisers Tackle Epidural Steroid Shots

Focus on adverse neurologic effects.

<乌鸦传媒>Gout May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease

Study showed AD incidence higher over 5 years for patients without gout.

<乌鸦传媒>Humira Benefits Persist in Spine Disease

Anti-TNF treatment efficacy maintained at 3 years in axial spondyloarthritis.

<乌鸦传媒>That's Not Chronic Lyme, It's Cancer

Three case reports demonstrate the risks of "assuming that patients have chronic Lyme disease."

<乌鸦传媒>PRP Shows Promise for Hamstring Tears

Hamstring injuries are notoriously slow to heal. Can platelet-rich plasma help?

<乌鸦传媒>Excerpt From 'Being Mortal ... '

Ivan Ilyich isn't as foreign to today's medicine as we imagine.

<乌鸦传媒>Portenoy Opioid Talk Sparks Controversy

Opioid advocate Russell Portenoy's invitation to an upcoming NIH workshop is under fire.

<乌鸦传媒>TCT: PFO No Panacea for Migraine

WASHINGTON -- Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure did not significantly reduce the number of monthly migraine days compared with medical treatment, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Your Patients Using Fake Names?

A case study in the American Journal of Medicine poses a vexing question many healthcare professionals have faced: What should you do when your patients use fraudulent names?

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