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The HCPLive pain page is a resource for medical news and expert insights on pain medicine. This page features expert-led coverage, articles, videos and research on the therapies and development of treatments for acute pain, chronic pain, addiction medicine, and more.

Study shows microglia-driven hippocampal remodeling may connect chronic pain to depression, highlighting the importance of timing for behavioral interventions.


Microglial Remodeling Links Chronic Pain to Depression, With Xiao Xiao, PhD

Study reveals chronic pain reshapes hippocampus, driving depression risk. Microglia may be a therapeutic target, says Xiao.

Chronic Pain, Depression Linked Through Hippocampal Remodeling, With Xiao Xiao, PhD

Repeat monthly dosing of sustained-release lidocaine ST-01 met primary and secondary endpoints in phase 2 trial, delivering durable pain relief in men with chronic scrotal pain.

Non-Opioid ST-01 Provides Sustained Pain Relief in Chronic Scrotal Pain

In part 2 of this episode of Crisis Point, 4 experts on pain and opioid misuse discuss continuing efforts to turn the tide.

Crisis Point: Turning the Tide in The Opioid Crisis

In part 1 of this episode of Crisis Point, 4 experts on pain and opioid misuse discuss the evolving public health crisis.



Crisis Point: Prevention and Treatment in the Evolving Opioid Epidemic 

New CDC data show high-impact chronic pain has been decreasing since 2016,  though the issue continues to disparately impact certain populations.

Chronic Pain Prevalence Remains Among 1 in 5 US Adults

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.

Electroacupuncture Improves Quality of Life for Cancer Patients With OIC

“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. 

Many Patients with Chronic Pain Report Using Cannabis for Pain Management

Neither intervention group demonstrated any significant improvements in intensity of chronic breathlessness after taking regular, low-dose, extended-release morphine.

Breathlessness in Patients with COPD isn't Reduced with Daily Morphine

Reductions in prescribed benzodiazepines were especially noted in continuing prescriptions.

Injunction Letters May Reduce Clinician Overprescription of Benzodiazepines

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