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Pain Management

Fifteen Headache-Day Threshold Does Not Capture Migraine Burden

Aug 18, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The use of 15 headache days/month as a threshold to distinguish episodic and chronic migraine does not capture the burden of illness, according to a study ...

Blacks Remain Underrepresented in U.S. Medical School Faculty

Aug 18, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- From 1990 to 2020, there were only minimal increases in the proportion of Black U.S. medical school faculty, according to a research letter published in th...

Almost Half of Pediatric Opioid Prescriptions Considered High-Risk

Aug 17, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of pediatric opioid prescriptions are considered high-risk by one or more metric, and high-volume prescribers write more than half of the prescrip...

Acupuncture Alleviates Chronic Prostatitis, Pelvic Pain in Men

Aug 17, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For men with moderate-to-severe chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), 20 sessions of acupuncture results in greater improvement of sympt...

Tinnitus & Subjective Hearing Loss More Common in Migraine

Aug 17, 2021

“Tinnitus is a condition that affects approximately 10% of the adult population in the United States and can diminish one’s quality of life,” explains Hamid R. Djalilian, MD. “To date, there a...

Some Newer Antiseizure Meds May Not Increase Suicide Risk

Aug 13, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Some newer antiseizure medications (ASMs) do not appear to increase suicidality in epilepsy, according to a review published online Aug. 2 in JAMA Neurology...

All HHS Health Care Workers Must Now Get COVID-19 Vaccines

Aug 13, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees who deal with patients, HHS Secretary Xavier Bece...

Muscle Function & Composition Linked With Knee Pain Trajectory

Aug 12, 2021

“For most patients, pain control remains unsatisfactory,” explains Feng Pan, PhD, MMed, MBBS. “The few pharmacologic analgesic options available have limited efficacy and carry a substantial ris...

Targeted COVID-19 Vaccine Reminders Boost Uptake

Aug 11, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An individual email nudge can increase COVID-19 vaccination registration among health care workers, according to a research letter published online July 28...

Neck Pain With Migraine Not Necessarily Cervical Dysfunction

Aug 10, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Neck pain does not necessarily indicate cervical musculoskeletal dysfunction when present with migraine, according to a study recently published online in Head...

Neck Pain With Migraine Not Necessarily Cervical Dysfunction

Aug 10, 2021

MONDAY, Aug. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Neck pain does not necessarily indicate cervical musculoskeletal dysfunction when present with migraine, according to a study recently published online in Head...

Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Tied to Respiratory Infections in Children

Aug 10, 2021

TUESDAY, Aug. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Children whose parents or caregivers regularly smoke or vape marijuana may experience viral respiratory infections, according to a study published online Jul...

Physical Function Worse for Migraine, Overlapping Pain

Aug 10, 2021

TUESDAY, Aug. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with chronic migraine (CM) and overlapping pain have worse pain-related physical function and psychosocial functioning than those with localized CM,...

The Link Between Pain Experience & Discrimination

Aug 09, 2021

“Discrimination negatively influences health and well-being in the general population, but its impact on people with pain is unclear,” explains Ruth A. Hackett, PhD. “Therefore, it is important ...

Sensory Hypersensitivities in Migraine Significantly Impact Disability

Aug 08, 2021

“Migraine, which affects more than 1 billion people worldwide, is one of the leading causes of disability in people younger than 50,” says Keisuke Suzuki, MD, PhD. “In addition to moderate-to-se...

Loneliness Linked to Use of High-Risk Meds in Seniors

Aug 08, 2021

FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Loneliness is a powerful predictor of use of medications used to treat physical and psychological symptoms among older, community-dwelling adults, according to...

All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID-19 Shots

Aug 08, 2021

FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- All 2.2 million health care workers and long-term care workers in California will now have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30, the California ...

Decompression Noninferior for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Aug 05, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, decompression alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion durin...

Decompression Noninferior for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Aug 05, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, decompression alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion durin...

22.1 Percent of U.S. Adults With Chronic Pain Use Rx Opioids

Aug 05, 2021

THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In 2019, 22.1 percent of U.S. adults with chronic pain reported using a prescription opioid in the previous three months, according to a study published onli...

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