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Pain Management

Protocol May ID Candidates for Neuromodulation Therapies for Pain

Dec 17, 2021

FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A protocol could identify candidates who do not require formal in-person psychological assessment for workup of neuromodulation therapies for pain, according ...

Persistent Opioid Use Reported in 12 Percent Undergoing CIED Procedure

Dec 10, 2021

THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- About 12 percent of patients who filled an opioid prescription within 14 days of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) procedures have persistent opio...

Consensus Practice Guidelines Developed for Neck Pain

Dec 10, 2021

FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and the American Academy of Pain Medicine charged a multinational, multispecialty panel of exper...

PRP Injections Do Not Ease Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

Dec 05, 2021

FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with symptomatic mild-to-moderate radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA), intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) do not significa...

Higher Frequency Cannabis Use Tied to Demographic Factors

Dec 05, 2021

FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Higher frequency cannabis use is more common among young and racial minority populations, and individuals with low socioeconomic status, according to a study p...

Women Underrepresented in U.S. Health System Leadership

Dec 03, 2021

THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Women are underrepresented in senior leadership throughout the U.S. health system, according to a research letter published online Nov. 29 in JAMA Network Op...

States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process

Dec 02, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A settlement that gives protections to Sackler family members who own Purdue Pharma should be rejected, a group of states told a federal judge on Tuesday.Th...

Incisionless TIF Procedure: Proven Treatment Option for GERD

Dec 01, 2021

Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS Professor of Medicine Medical Director of Endoscopy UCLA Health     Physician's Weekly recently spoke with Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS, Professor of Med...

Hospitals Lag in Sexual Harassment Policies

Dec 01, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Few institutions have clear policies that specifically address sexual harassment from patients toward physicians and staff, according to a research letter pu...

Smartphone Wound Follow-Up Increases Odds of Early SSI Diagnosis

Dec 01, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Smartphone-delivered wound follow-up increases the odds of surgical site infection (SSI) diagnosis within seven days after emergency abdominal surgery, accor...

FDA Approves Virtual Reality System to Ease Back Pain

Nov 18, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A three-dimensional (3-D) virtual reality system to treat back pain was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. The EaseVRx system is...

Strong Opioids No Better for Pain After Surgery for Fracture

Nov 18, 2021

THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients with surgically managed orthopedic fractures, treatment of pain with strong opioid medication is not superior to milder medication, according...

Some Cirrhosis Patients Given Opioid Rx at Outpatient Visits

Nov 17, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Almost one in five patients with cirrhosis receive opioid prescriptions during outpatient visits, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting, the an...

Progress Made in Reducing Depression During Internship

Nov 17, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- From 2007 to 2019, there was an increase in baseline depressive symptoms among first-year resident physicians but a decrease in the average change in depress...

9.6 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in First Half of 2021

Nov 17, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- From January through June 2021, 31.1 million people of all ages were uninsured (9.6 percent), which was not significantly different from 2020, according to e...

ACR: Cycling JAK Inhibitors Feasible for Difficult-to-Treat RA

Nov 11, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that does not respond to one Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) may achieve a similar response by either c...

Depressive Symptoms Increased During Migraine Headache

Nov 11, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Patients report increased depressive symptomatology in the migraine headache phase of a migraine attack, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in th...

Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns $465 Million J&J Opioid Ruling

Nov 11, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A previous court ruling that ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay Oklahoma $465 million for the company's role in the opioid epidemic was tossed out by the...

California Judge Sides With Drug Companies in Opioid Lawsuit

Nov 03, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A California judge has ruled against local governments that sued drug companies for billions of dollars to recover their costs of dealing with the opioid ep...

CBT Intervention Beneficial for Adults With Chronic Pain Conditions

Nov 03, 2021

TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with chronic pain conditions receiving long-term opioid therapy, a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention produces modest, but sustained, ...

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