Apr 28, 2023

FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot assistant generates quality and empathetic responses to patient questions, according to a study published online Apri...

Apr 28, 2023

The following is a summary of "Standard Naloxone Prescribing for Palliative Care Cancer Patients on Opioid Therapy: A Single-Site Quality Improvement Pilot to Assess Attitudes and Access," published i...

Apr 27, 2023

The following is a summary of "Project EPIC (Early Palliative Care In COPD): A Formative and Summative Evaluation of the EPIC Telehealth Intervention," published in the APRIL 2023 issue of Pain Manage...

Apr 26, 2023

The following is a summary of "Hospital Opioid Usage and Adverse Events in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease," published in the APRIL 2023 issue of Pain Management by Johnson, et al. For a ...

Apr 26, 2023

TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adults on long-term opioid therapy (LOT) for chronic pain, use of a four-month subscription to the online Goalistics Chronic Pain Management Program (E-...

Apr 25, 2023

The following is a summary of "Racial Disparities in Health Beliefs and Advance Care Planning Among Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis," published in the APRIL 2023 issue of Pain Management by Sa...

Apr 24, 2023

The following is a summary of "Effects of a Patient Question Prompt List on Question Asking and Self-Efficacy During Outpatient Palliative Care Appointments," published in the APRIL 2023 issue of Endo...

Apr 23, 2023

FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have longer length of stay, incur greater health care costs, and have an inc...

Apr 22, 2023

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among older adults with advanced cancer, polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions are associated with an increased risk for adverse treatment outcom...

Apr 21, 2023

The following is a summary of "Impact of Stressful Life Events after Bereavement: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Survey," published in the APRIL 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by Shimizu, et ...

Apr 21, 2023

THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of discectomy for sciatica diminish over time, eventually yielding similar results to those of nonsurgical management, according to a systemat...

Apr 20, 2023

The following is a summary of "It's Not Us Versus Them”: Building Cross-Disciplinary Relationships in the Perioperative Period," published in the APRIL 2023 issue of Pain Management by Sasnal, et al...

Apr 20, 2023

WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Fibromyalgia is a risk factor for pain-related exacerbation of opioid use disorder (OUD), according to a study published online March 14 in PAIN.Orman Tre...

Apr 19, 2023

TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The use of a digital health application with patient-reported outcomes is associated with an increase in disease control rate for adults with rheumatoid art...

Apr 18, 2023

The following is a summary of "Determining Goal Concordant Care in the Intensive Care Unit Using Electronic Health Records," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Ahmad, et al. ...

Apr 18, 2023

MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of thoracic spine pain (TSP) is high among adolescents, and predictors include female sex, mental health problems, and duration of electronic ...

Apr 17, 2023

The following is a summary of "How Important is Spirometry for Identifying Patients with COPD Appropriate for Palliative Care?," published in the March 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by Lan...

Apr 14, 2023

The following is a summary of "National Survey Using CFIR to Assess Early Outpatient Specialty Palliative Care Implementation," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Rosenblum, et al...

Apr 14, 2023

The following is a summary of "Distinct Shortness of Breath Profiles in Oncology Outpatients Undergoing Chemotherapy," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Shin, et al. For a...

Apr 14, 2023

THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children may soon be eligible to receive federally funded health care. Presid...