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Pain Management

Nearly 60 Percent of Adults Report Pain in Past Three Months

Jul 29, 2021

THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In 2019, 58.9 percent of adults reported any pain in the previous three months, with 39.0, 36.5, and 30.7 percent experiencing back, lower-limb, and upper-l...

Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers

Jul 26, 2021

MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- All health care workers should be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, dozens of major U.S. medical groups said in a joint statement released Monday."D...

AMA Calls for Overhaul to CDC Guidelines for Opioid Tx

Jul 26, 2021

’Arbitrary’ dose/quantity thresholds harm patients, drive illicit drug use The American Medical Association wants a major overhaul to the CDC’s 2016 opioid prescription guidelines, ...

Drug Makers Reach $26 Billion Deal on Opioid Lawsuits

Jul 23, 2021

THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A proposed $26 billion settlement on opioid-related lawsuits has been reached with four large drug companies, a group of state attorneys general announced W...

2019 to 2020 Saw 1.5-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy at Birth

Jul 22, 2021

WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- From 2019 to 2020, there was a 1.5-year decline in life expectancy at birth in the United States, according to a July Vital Statistics Rapid Release report...

Chronic High-Risk Prescription Opioid Use in Patients With HIV

Jul 20, 2021

A study has found that opioid prescriptions, including receipt of prescriptions for long durations, appear to be common among people living with HIV who are in primary care. Efforts are needed to prev...

Neck Symptoms Occur Relatively Frequently in MIS-C

Jul 20, 2021

MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Neck symptoms are a relatively common manifestation of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), according to a brief report published online Jun...

Rx Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Up Among Medicaid Enrollees

Jul 15, 2021

WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of medication use for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) increased from 2014 through 2018 among U.S. Medicaid enrollees in 11 states, ac...

Rahul Gupta to Be Nominated as Next U.S. Drug Czar

Jul 15, 2021

WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden plans to nominate Rahul Gupta, M.D., as the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.Gupta led the Biden transiti...

Orthopedic Surgery May Not Be More Effective Than Nonsurgical Alternatives

Jul 11, 2021

FRIDAY, July 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- No strong, high-quality evidence shows that many commonly performed elective orthopedic procedures are more effective than nonoperative alternatives, according...

Use of Self-Applied TENS Device at Home Can Relieve Migraine Pain

Jul 09, 2021

THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A portable, disposable, and home self-applied transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device is effective for reducing pain among patients with mi...

One in Five Privately Insured Births May Result in a Surprise Medical Bill

Jul 09, 2021

THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Among privately insured families with in-network deliveries in 2019, almost one in five potentially received surprise bills for maternal and/or newborn care,...

Benefit, Safety of Muscle Relaxants for Low Back Pain Uncertain

Jul 09, 2021

THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Considerable uncertainty exists about the clinical efficacy and safety of muscle relaxants for the treatment of low back pain, according to the results of a ...

Treatment at Infusion Center Beneficial in Sickle Cell Disease

Jul 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) with uncomplicated vaso-occlusive crises, outcomes are significantly better with treatment at an infusion center (...

Patient Engagement May Not Drive Return to In-Person Visits

Jul 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Patient engagement strategies appear to yield few return visits upon reopening during COVID-19 for patients who cancelled in-person care during the earlier ...

Many Youth With Blood Cancers Receive Intensive End-of-Life Care

Jul 06, 2021

TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Fifty-five percent of children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies experience high-intensity end-of-life care (HI-EOLC), with an incr...

Biden Administration Pushes Forward With Law on Surprise Medical Bills

Jul 03, 2021

FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a rare show of bipartisanship on health care, the Biden Administration is advancing Trump-era consumer protections aimed at curbing sometimes devastating su...

Drop Seen in Physician Work Hours During COVID-19 Pandemic

Jul 02, 2021

WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians' working hours and full-time status declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online June 23 in JAMA N...

Multiple Physical Morbidities Tied to Later Mental Health Disorders

Jul 02, 2021

FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People with two or more physical health conditions are at greater risk of developing depression and anxiety later in life, according to a study published onlin...

Nonpharmacologic Interventions Effective for Pediatric Migraine

Jun 30, 2021

TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Components of nonpharmacologic interventions may be effective for treating pediatric migraine, according to a review recently published in Pediatrics.Helen K...

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