Feb 04, 2021

The purpose of this double-blinded randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the use of intravenous (IV) tranexamic acid (TXA) in patients undergoing primary bone-patella tendon-bone (BTB) ACLR with...

Feb 04, 2021

The opioid epidemic continues and although some initiatives have shown promise in reducing the number of opiates prescribed, few studies have focused on education of general surgery patients about hom...

Jan 28, 2021

The paper describes the first three deaths reported in Europe involved in isotonitazene consumption, a potent benzimidazole derivate opioid consumed in the recreational drug scene. Isotonitazene powde...

Jan 20, 2021

Psychiatric comorbidities are prevalent in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) and associated with pain and reduced quality of life (QOL), Anna Evans Phillips, MD, MS, explains. “Prior studies h...

Nov 27, 2020

“There are important reasons to study chronic pain and PTSD together,” says Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS. Chronic pain and PTSD co-occur frequently. This comorbidity leads to significant adverse effec...

Jun 02, 2020

Overall survival also extended with conjugate treatment In a small, phase II trial, patients with advanced gastric cancer were far more likely to respond to conjugate therapy with trastuzumab deruxte...

May 07, 2020

When it comes to rates of infection and addiction, both the coronavirus pandemic and the opioid epidemic disproportionately impact the poorest and most vulnerable members of society. As physicians, it...

Apr 03, 2020

FRIDAY, April 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Legally dispensed marijuana products have stronger concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) than needed for chronic pain relief, acc...

Mar 27, 2020

FRIDAY, March 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Significant racial and ethnic differences have been identified in late-life depression (LLD) severity, symptom burden, and depression care, according to a st...

Mar 23, 2020

Today, a substantial proportion of medical cannabis users report using cannabis to manage headache and migraine, claiming that it is effective. However, research on the effectiveness of cannabis for t...

Feb 26, 2020

While the frequency of short-term side effects of opioids are well-known, the long-term risks of opioid use are inadequately quantified. For a study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine, my colle...

Feb 13, 2020

Maintaining phosphorus balance in in-center hemodialysis (ICHD) patients is problematic despite recommended dietary restriction, dialysis, and phosphate binder use. Rarely is P content in prescribed m...

Feb 13, 2020

Naltrexone and nalmefene are approved for the treatment of alcohol use disorders, in different countries. Naltrexone is also approved for the treatment for opioid use disorders, most recently in a dep...

Feb 13, 2020

Medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) are the most effective treatment for OUD, but uptake of these life-saving medications has been extremely limited in US prisons and jail settings, and limited ...

Feb 13, 2020

Long-term engagement in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) has been consistently associated with reduced risk for morbidity and mortality in people with opioid use disorder (OUD). However, the dynamic natur...

Feb 13, 2020

Sleep complaints are common among older adults with chronic pain. Because of the risk of significant side effects, sleep medications are not recommended as first-line treatments. Little is known about...

Feb 11, 2020

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Racial differences in pain may be rooted in life experience, rather than intrinsic biology, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in Nature Human Beha...

Feb 10, 2020

Heroin production for external markets and low rates of use in Mexico have had a long history. A recent shift toward an increase in use and related problems calls for the evaluation of treatment needs...

Feb 10, 2020

The aim of this study was to report on the opioid prescribing patterns of oral and maxillofacial surgery residents for routine office-based procedures.A survey was sent to current resident members of ...

Feb 10, 2020

The introduction of abuse-deterrent OxyContin in 2010 was intended to reduce its misuse by making it more tamper resistant. However, some studies have suggested that this reformulation might have had ...