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Pain Management

News, opinions and meeting coverage in psychiatry.

<乌鸦传媒>Fewer Vets on Opioids Following VA Initiative

But questions about pain severity, functional outcomes remain

<乌鸦传媒>Some Opiates May Boost Hospital Infection Risk

More hospital-acquired pneumonia with fentanyl, morphine exposure

<乌鸦传媒>Positive Real-World Data for Naloxone Nasal Spray

Reversed nearly all overdoses with modest withdrawal rates

<乌鸦传媒>What Does a 'Good Prognosis' Really Mean?

Maybe it's about more than healing or recovering

<乌鸦传媒>Make the Diagnosis: Strange Syncope

Case Findings: A 56-year-old male presents with multiple episodes of syncope. One episode occurred while driving his motorcycle, causing him to sustain multiple nonsurgical cervical spine fractures. An MRI of the brain was obtained. What is your diagnosis?

<乌鸦传媒>'Dreamland' Author Takes an Opioid Epidemic Trip

Investigative journalist Sam Quinones talks about the crisis

<乌鸦传媒>Opiate Alternatives in Cancer Pain

ASRA president discusses the options in this 乌鸦传媒 video

<乌鸦传媒>Opioid Rx Linked to Higher Mortality in Dialysis Patients

Risks for hospitalization, dialysis discontinuation also higher

<乌鸦传媒>AHA: Study Finds Celebrex Safe for Heart

But naproxen not as heart safe as believed

<乌鸦传媒>Pregabalin Could Ease Pain, Some Symptoms in IBS-D

Pilot study shows positive results in some pain scores

<乌鸦传媒>AAFP Says CMS Should Negotiate Drug Prices

AAFP Congress wraps up with a series of actions targeting cost and access

<乌鸦传媒>Survey Finds Many People Lack NSAID Knowledge

Patients fail to ID these drugs or associated risks

<乌鸦传媒>Patients Needing High-Dose Opioids May Have Genetic Defects

Defective activity levels require extra meds for pain control

<乌鸦传媒>Ob/Gyns Must Be Part of Opioid Epidemic Battle

Screening and treatment crucial for mom and baby

<乌鸦传媒>Hep C Virus Outbreak Tied to Unsafe Injection Practices

Calif. prolotherapy clinic shuttered after patients developed HCV infections

<乌鸦传媒>Human Birth Defects Seen With Pregabalin

Time for a pregnancy category change?

<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>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>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>Purdue Pulls New OxyContin Application, and Questions Follow

FDA disavows previous requirement for study of abuse-deterrent formulation

<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>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.

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