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February 23, 2023
Article
Electroacupuncture also resulted in a greater relief for the majority of OIC symptoms and improved the quality of life for this patient population and had no effects on cancer pain and its opioid treatment dosage.
February 04, 2023
An international review of data show certain antidepressants may benefit conditions like fibromyalgia, but many trials are actually inconclusive.
January 12, 2023
“The fact that patients report substituting cannabis for pain medications so much underscores the need for research on the benefits and risk of using cannabis for chronic pain,” investigators stated.
November 22, 2022
Neither intervention group demonstrated any significant improvements in intensity of chronic breathlessness after taking regular, low-dose, extended-release morphine.
August 29, 2022
Reductions in prescribed benzodiazepines were especially noted in continuing prescriptions.
August 15, 2022
New comparative effectiveness data go against CDC recommendations for tapering or abruptly ending long-term opioid prescription.
August 06, 2022
FDA approved combination therapy relugolix, estradiol, and norethindrone acetate (Myfembree) for the management of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis.
July 29, 2022
After March 2020, overdose deaths not involving methadone continued to increase whereas methadone-involved overdose deaths remained stable.
July 21, 2022
According to a new report from the CDC, as fatal drug overdoses increase across the board, the Black and Indigenous communities represent a significantly greater death rates.
July 12, 2022
Video
An Ohio State researcher discusses a new medical center education program for navigating addiction risk in pain patients.