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Pain Management

ASRAPM: Adjust Use of Contrast for Pain Procedures During Shortage

Jun 06, 2022

FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Recommendations have been issued by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) and Pain Medicine for interventional pain procedures during the current ...

Migraine History Tied to Higher Risk for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Jun 03, 2022

THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A self-reported migraine history is associated with a higher risk for some adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a research letter published online April ...

Hispanic, Black Physicians Underrepresented in the United States

Jun 02, 2022

WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic and Black physicians are underrepresented in the United States, according to a research letter published online June 1 in JAMA Network Open.Hector ...

Patient Selection Crucial for Appropriate Endoscopic GERD Management

May 31, 2022

Evidence suggests that numerous advances in the endoscopic management of GERD have enabled this approach to be viable for larger subgroups of patients with the condition in recent years. With an e...

Less NMOSD Pain & Better QOL With Inebilizumab

May 31, 2022

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system associated with blindness and debilitating chronic pain. It primarily affect...

From the Physician Editor-in-Chief - Chronic Pain: We Need to Ask “Why?”

May 31, 2022

According to the CDC, there are approximately 50 million people in the US living in chronic pain. We all know about the opioid crisis, and this knowledge has done nothing to help alleviate pain many a...

Methods to Evaluate Vascular Function: Personalized Medicine

May 27, 2022

The gatekeeper of the blood arteries, the endothelium, is a very varied physical barrier that could produce vasoactive and protective mediators under physiological settings, according the authors of a...

Survey IDs Challenges of Health Care Environmental Hygiene

May 27, 2022

THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There are considerable challenges associated with health care environmental hygiene (HEH) practices in health care facilities (HCFs) worldwide, according to ...

Persistent Opioid Use After Sarcoma Treatment Explored Among Youth

May 24, 2022

TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty-three percent of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with sarcoma who were previously opioid-naive and use opioids during treatment have new persistent...

Lidocaine Infusions Beneficial for Refractory Chronic Migraine

May 24, 2022

TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Lidocaine infusions seem beneficial for refractory chronic migraine, according to a study published online May 23 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.E...

Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination

May 23, 2022

MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mistreatment and discrimination by patients, families, and visitors are commonly experienced by physicians, according to a study published online May 19 in JAM...

Gabapentin May Cut Opioid Needs for Oral Mucositis Pain During RT

May 23, 2022

MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, higher doses of gabapentin are well tolerated and associa...

Burden of Medical Costs for Sickle Cell Disease Quantified

May 19, 2022

THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sickle cell disease (SCD) imposes a considerable burden in terms of overall and out-of-pocket medical costs, with the burden of costs peaking in young adulth...

Sleep Problems Not a Major Issue in Rheumatoid Arthritis

May 19, 2022

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep problems are not excessive in patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study recently published in RMD Open.Lauren Lyne, fro...

Increased Flexibility Seen in Preapproval Evidence for New Drugs

May 19, 2022

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The characteristics of acceptable preapproval evidence were more flexible for novel drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2020, accordi...

Menopause Symptoms Correlate With Temporomandibular Disorder Pain

May 17, 2022

MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)-induced pain and menopausal symptoms are correlated, according to a study published May 10 in Menopause.Alessandra Pucci Mante...

Mailed At-Home Disposal Kits Up Opioid Disposal Rates

May 11, 2022

TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mailed at-home disposal kits increase self-reported opioid disposal rates after common surgical procedures, according to a research letter published online Ma...

30.0 Million People of All Ages Uninsured in U.S. in 2021

May 06, 2022

THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In 2021, 30.0 million people of all ages were uninsured in the United States, representing a small, but not significant, decrease from 2020, according to earl...

AI Model Predicts Response to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain

May 06, 2022

THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A combined unsupervised and supervised machine learning (ML) technique can help predict long-term spinal cord stimulation (SCS) response for patients with chr...

Polygenic Risk Score for OA Predicts Risk for Hip, Knee Replacement

May 04, 2022

WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for advanced knee and hip osteoarthritis are associated with the risk for knee and hip replacements, according to a study publis...

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